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Man dies after late-night fall down chimney of seven-storey building in Madonna's street
MADONNA'S neighbours have spoken of their shock after a man tragically died when he fell down a chimney of a seven-storey building in the same street as the pop sensation's £9million home.
The man died in the same street as Madonna's £9million home
The 20-year-old was discovered by police in the basement of a residential property shortly before 1am today.
Officers said he is thought to have been sitting on the roof of the building in Great Cumberland Place, Westminster, when he fell backwards, according to the Metropolitan Police.
He plummeted the height of the 70ft tall Edwardian building and ended up in the basemen, last night.
Neighbours of the star expressed their sadness at the man's death
There's no crime scene, strips or ribbons up, and therefore it seems this was a terrible accident
Members of the nearby Western Marble Arch Synagogue expressed their sadness over the death.
Bernard Silver said his reaction was one of shock and horror.
He said: "Like anybody, all one can say is poor man and poor family, whatever the circumstances.
"I was trying to find out what, why, when. Shocking things happen everywhere in the world and when they do were as shocked as anyone else.
"At this point we don't know whether he fell or was pushed, whether it was an accident or anything else, but it doesn't look as though the police are enquiring.
"There's no crime scene, strips or ribbons up, and therefore it seems this was a terrible accident."
London Fire Brigade, Air Ambulance and Ambulance Service also attended the scene.
His next of kin have been notified of his death however there is yet to be a formal identification - with the death to be referred to a coroner.
Inspector Ian Bond of Westminster Police said: "This was a difficult and protracted recovery and is an excellent example of partnership working between all three emergency services.
"Our thoughts are with the young man's family at this sad time."

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LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika has vowed to make the best of a bad situation after his side had a Magners League match called off for the second week in a row.
Leinster were due to take on league leaders Glasgow at the RDS last night but after another night of freezing temperatures the decision was taken to postpone the fixture.
Following the postponement of their clash with Connacht in Galway the weekend before, it means Leinster will go into their home Heineken Cup clash with Brive next weekend without having played a match since their St Stephen's Day victory over Ulster.
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The 11 linked short stories in Stuart Dybek's I Sailed with Magellan are a perplexing, vivid, and most circuitous voyage. The loose narrative of working-class life on Chicago's South Side takes detours to Memphis, New York, and New Orleans; runs back and forth over several decades (visiting ghosts of Christmases and grandmothers past); and deploys an exhausting cast of aggressively colorful characters, hastening through their myriad tragedies and small joys. The writerly workmanship here is admirable, as is an intensity that sears some images to the mind's eye; the challenge is in keeping that mind's eye open through the book's more effortful stretches.
Pity the reader who is not taking notes during the 60-plus pages of the story unfortunately entitled "Breasts": Joey is a doped-up mobster procrastinating making a hit, waylaid meanwhile by a series of old girlfriends; Roman Ziprinski is a psychologically scarred one-armed war vet whose bar, the Zip Inn, is the target of a mob shakedown; and Teo is a former masked Mexican wrestler, now a store detective, whose rooftop pigeons are bringing him messages pertaining to both winners at the track and the Kennedy assassination. The intermingling of their tribulations with the heavy-handed return to the theme of breasts, along with a couple of flights of fancy in italics, is an aerobic reading experience indeed. It has its rewards, among which are one of Joey's (possibly hallucinated) paramours raving Ophelia-like in an alley, her bare feet bloody, and the cinematic lushness of the assassination he finally carries out.
"Breasts" is one of only two stories in the collection told in third person; the rest are from the viewpoint of Perry Katzek, traversing back and forth (and back and forth again, sometimes in the same story) across the first 20-some years of his life. In the initial tales, Perry's uncle Lefty (musician, former boxer, vet, drunk) takes him to bars to sing for money, and Perry makes trouble with the nuns in Catholic school, fights with his little brother Mick, listens to the neighbors beat their puppy, and gets beaten himself by his father. It's kind of like Angela's Ashes, American-style, and the bittersweet self-consciousness feels force-fed. But the narrative catches fire when Dybek charges moments with immediacy; when Perry's moth-eaten Boys' Club marching band is led by its crazed, baton-wielding director into a black neighborhood, the strange elation is punctured by shouts of "Hey! Shut that honky shit up down there!" and an inglorious total unraveling.
I Sailed with Magellan's memoir-like reminiscences shade into the outright maudlin in "Blue Boy," an overwrought story of a schoolmate's death that concludes thusly: "How many others back then pretended to pray when what they were doing was crying in secret--in secret even from themselves? Or perhaps, praying because they thought they should have cried or should continue to cry for what they'd forgotten or would forget. Praying because one grief connects with another, and feeling insists upon being expressed, even if only in secret as prayer...." What seems forgotten here is the virtue of subtext, of leaving some feelings (no matter how insistent) blessedly unexpressed.
The stories of I Sailed with Magellan's last half see Perry entering adulthood, from his doomed prom night to his first seedy apartment and through a couple of amorphous romances. Dybek nicely captures the peculiar lassitude and ambition of that age--the naming of an as yet nonexistent literary magazine (to be called Obscurity) while passing a jug of cheap wine. The mutual narcissism of young love, with all its fraughtness, is rendered tenderly, and mostly without the clarion reiterations of theme found earlier.
The intertwined-story setup feels contrived and confusing, the natural quality of the later stories clashing weirdly with the fervent remembrances of those at the outset. A long, complicated piece like "Breasts" seems to want to be a novel of its own; this is what's so frustrating about the book--so much richness at such an impetuous pace. The intermittent descent into sentimentality is jarring, as when a lyrical recollection of a grandmother's Vicks VapoRub and Jim Beam ministrations grinds to a halt with the line "Suddenly, it's clear to him that memory is the channel by which the past conducts its powerful energy; it's how the past continues to love." It's this lack of subtlety that mars this collection most.
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In just two days, a Broadway show has opened in the Bronx.
Call it "A Starlin is Born."
Starlin Castro, the Yankees' new second baseman, went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run and five RBIs as the Yankees picked up their first win of the season, 16-6, over the Astros at Yankee Stadium.
In two games as a Yankee, Castro is 5-for-8 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs.
We'd have to check the stats, but that just about equals the total production the team got in 2014 from Brian Roberts and in 2015 from Stephen Drew.
That's right. The Yankees' last two Opening Day second basemen were Roberts (remember him?) and Drew (still trying to forget him?).
Now they have someone new — someone who set the record for most RBIs in his first two games as a Yankee and tied Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra and Tino Martinez for most RBIs in the first two games of a season.
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Wednesday night, Castro had an RBI single in the Yankees' six-run first inning, a three-run homer in the second, a double in the sixth and a run-scoring single in the seventh.
"Starlin Castro is playing t-ball right now," Carlos Beltran said.
For the first time since Robinson Cano left the Yankees for Seattle's $240 million contract before the 2014 season, the Yankees actually have a chance to have an All-Star at second.
Castro, who only turned 26 last month, was a three-time All-Star with the Cubs as a shortstop. But he fell out of favor, was shifted to the bench and then second base, and finally became a Yankee in exchange for Adam Warren on Dec. 8.
Chicago was once Castro's kind of town. Now, he has a chance to make it here, if he can make it anywhere, in New York, New York. (And a one, and a two . . . )
"I just want to be the player that I used to be," Castro said. "To show everybody that I am a good player, that I can be a better player."
Warren was a lot to give up, and the Yankees may rue his absence every time a lead slips away in the sixth inning or when they need a spot starter. But to get an everyday player heading into what should be his prime seasons was too good to pass up. And Castro is signed through 2020.
As a 20-year-old rookie in 2010, Castro had an MLB-record six RBIs in his first game. He had an NL-best 207 hits in his age-21 season. So he knows about early success. And the pitfalls that come along with it.
"He has been through a lot," Girardi said. "He's been through expectations and he's been through being the guy at a very young age and having to move positions. He's been through a lot so far in his career. Playing in a big city, he had to deal with a lot of different things."
That could be why Girardi seems to be expressly turning down the pressure dial by batting Castro eighth. He's no No. 8 hitter.
A few eyebrows were raised on Opening Day when Aaron Hicks hit second against lefthander Dallas Keuchel instead of Castro. As it turned out, it was Castro who smacked a two-run double off Keuchel to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead in their eventual 5-3 defeat.
Keuchel tossed 22 scoreless innings against the Yankees last season, including six in Houston's 3-0 win in the AL wild-card game. Rob Refsnyder started at second in that game.
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Will use as Dazza suggests.
Adaware, Spybot & MS AntiSpyware, 3 anti spyware progs is a bit OTT. I'd get rid of one of them and follow Graham ® suggestion and use spywareblaster, this is a blocker rather than a cleaner and works very well.
Registry first aid, if you've already paid for it I'd keep it as it's always useful to have something to clean the registry. If you have yet to part with the readies try Regseeker as an alternative click here another good freebie.
Start-Up inspector, I think that this will be duplicating one of the functions in MS AntiSpyware, but not a bad idea to leave it for the moment and see if it throws up warnings at the same time. Then decide if you want to remove it.
AVG anti virus, good choice.
Graham ® other suggestions of a firewall such as ZoneAlarm click here or Kerio click here you'll get different opinions here, some don't think they're worth having, others wouldn't go near the Internet without one, I use Kerio and assuming you have Windows XP would suggest you at least turn the windows firewall on.
a² Free click here is a Trojan scanner and as such is a good back-up to AVG, is it necessary ? I don't think so, but again that's a matter of opinion.
I wrote this in another thread but it should give you some idea about 'threats'.....................the vast majority of Trojans/viruses/worms will NOT cause any serious problems and can easily be shifted.
I have not run a firewall for 3 years and I use AVG free version, which I swear by. I have had no BHO's, worms, viruses, Trojans etc., the computer is connected to the net most of the time as well. Now this is nothing to do with deep knowledge; all I do is follow a few simple rules that anyone with 10 minutes to spare could pick up...and they need little computer knowledge only 4 or 5 free programmes plus a modicum of common sense.....
1) do not accept offers of free 'browser helpers' or any browser add-ons, weather bugs, news trackers unless they are from Google, MS, Copernic etc. If you are unsure post here. You will have an answer within an hour and you can live without the programmes for this long.
2) Only download from reputable sources...Debbiedoesdallas.com would not be a suitable source whereas Microsoft and PCA may be considered OK. Again, post here for advice.
3) Lay off the Pr0n sites UNLESS you do NOT click on any 'accept', 'yes', 'vote for this site' and 'would you like to download this useful activeX programme' boxes.
4) If you have kids tell them not to accept files in MSN or download ANY free programmes from kids sites. Inform them that file swapping scantily clad pics of Britney Spears that their friends have downloaded from gawdknowswhere, is to be avoided and will probably make them go blind and daft in later life. I have a feeling that many Trojans and worms are the result of children downloading stuff. I cannot prove this but there is a definite, marked trend in all the computers that I see.
5) Avoid the 'make cash quickly' sites that ask you to d/l 'helper' software. There is NO way to make cash quickly on the net so going to these sites are the reserve of the incredibly stupid and naive who cannot be trusted with money thus deserving to lose it all.
6) Keep up to date with the windows patches, most of them tend to be for network glitches but downloading them will not harm....turning on auto window updates will help for the lazy/absent-minded. A swift manual check on the Windows update site every Preston Guild will not harm.
7) Download Microsoft antispy click here. It is free, has real-time protection and I am very impressed. Run it weekly or whenever you get the urge. A swift run, once a week with Adaware will help as well (there are many other progs such a spybot and spywareguard)
8) Ccleaner click here ..... running it everyday will help keep the history files and temp files sparkling clean.
9) Keep your AV updated. There are free or paid for versions available for home users. personally I cannot see the point in paying but each to their own.
Following the above takes a few minutes each week. None of the above is rocket science but it does involve a LITTLE personal responsibility. This is basically what I do and I never have any problems (naturally I never visit Pr0n sites ;-)) ).
It is worth remembering that all the above programems can be run in the background whilst you are surfing or typing up the latest Village Fete poster, so there is no excuse. I always recommend this regime to anyone that I visit.
Gandalf "debbiedoesdallas",lol,:-)
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Washington Post intelligence reporter Dana Priest was online Thursday, August 3, at 1:30 p.m. ET to discuss the latest developments in national security and intelligence.
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Dana Priest: Hi everyone. I've just come back from the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing with Sec. Rumsfeld and Generals Pace and Abizaid. Lots to talk about. So let's go.
Washington, D.C.: Given that the president insists on "staying the course" -- which to me means, continue on a disastrous policy with no hope of turning things around -- and that our troops are sitting in the middle of what the brass concedes is a nascent civil war -- exactly how vulnerable are the soldiers? What I'm afraid of is the whole thing blowing up -- to the point that instead of a daily trickle of casualties, we'll be looking at massive losses when the Green Zone is finally overrun. Likely?
Dana Priest: It's unlikely the Green Zone will be overrun, so I don't think your scenario is likely. That said, obviously casualties could increase. Sec Rumsfeld said today that staying the course was the only way to stave off a war greater than we've ever seen before, meaning in the Middle East region, including Iraq.
Dale City, Va.: How is the Lebanese government reacting privately to our support of Israel continuing to bomb their citizens? They seem pretty quiet considering how many people have died there.
Is there going to be any point where we say "Stop" to Israel? Aren't our government people concerned about being seen as a force for violence, especially when the dead don't seem to be the stated target?
Dana Priest: There's huge concern throughout the government, including WH, CIA, DOD, State, among Republicans and Dems that this could backfire and end up creating more violence and hatred toward US troops and the US of A. There is also huge concern that Hezbollah can't be seen as winning this....seems to me a political solution is the answer less traveled at the time.
San Francisco, Calif.: Good day, Ms. Priest, have you seen any of the "grilling" our Secretary of Defense is getting on Capitol Hill today, particularly from Senator Hillary Clinton? Mashup your national security expertise with purely political calculus for a moment, and please tell us if you think the Lamont challenge is figuring into Clinton's stronger tone with the Secretary.
Rumsfeld responded, "My goodness!" initially to Hillary's question.
Dana Priest: Yes. This was a riveting moment between Clinton and Rumsfeld. The room was quiet and still. She read through a damning litany of charges--charges which have been substantiated in our newspaper and elsewhere repeatedly so they weren't off the wall at all. And his comeback was equally as awesome--starting with a quiet My Goodness (read: you've certainly overdone it now lady) and an eloquent defense, which included a rewriting of history (the Iraqi Army disbanded itself, "I don't know who said what about the Taliban" being gone from Afghanistan).
What a moment!
Washington, D.C.: Am I the only one who notices the deafening absence of France-bashing on Capitol Hill now that we need them to save our bacon in Lebanon?
Dana Priest: just wait, it always comes.
San Francisco, Calif.: Good day, Ms Priest, and thank you for chatting with us today. Could you tell us why the Pentagon hasn't been able to ramp up restoration of parts/materiel/readiness in the wake of the Iraqi occupation? Was there no Plan B -- an alternative to "greeted as liberators" -- throughout the entire building? We'd have replenished our supplies by now, after a six-month shock-and-awe liberation, but I wonder if everyone in the Pentagon fell under that spell.
Dana Priest: To some extent, they did. But also, since the war keeps escalating, and the Army keeps growing and wearing out its equipment, it's a matter of keeping up, and keeping up as Gen. Pace said at today's hearing, without adequate funds to restore all the worn out equipment. So that creates a big lag.
Phoenix, Ariz.: Why must American citizens resort to reading foreign newspapers to obtain information on policy disputes between foreign government leaders and the Bush administration? The most recent example of the U.S. press and media's sleepwalking reverie is the failure to report on Tony Blair's speech on Tuesday to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles in which Blair stated that the current policy in Iraq is not working because it relies on excessive military force, not winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqis. Should not the current debacle in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East provide reporters with more than enough fortitude to overcome their cowed deference to the Bush administration?
Dana Priest: Here's my answer: Americans who don't read The Washington Post (or our many worthy national competitors) must resort to reading foreign newspapers, blah, blah, blah. Washingtonpost.com. "You don't get it, if you don't get it.)"
Washington, D.C.: Is Fidel Castro dead or alive? What consequences are there for U.S. foreign policy if and when he dies?
Dana Priest: I hate to say it like this, but US-Cuban relations will be better off (at least for a moment) when he's no longer with us. He's not changing his policies and this government's is not changing either (a similar, punishing policy existed under President Clinton). Deadlock.
Anonymous: Should we be spending less on Nat'l Guard recruitment ads on TV and more on training the National Guard for jobs in Iraq they oft-times know nothing about?
Dana Priest: Probably not because if they can't get enough people to join or re-enlist, well, that would be a big problem.
Seattle, Wash.: People outside the delusional Beltway are seriously starting to talk of an Orange Revolution here in the U.S., given how many (70 percent) Americans detest the federal government, White House/House/Senate/SCourt. Are people inside the Beltway in denial of this?
Dana Priest: I'm not sure, but I think the "Orange Revolution" might be taken a little more serious in Washington state and other northwestern locales than elsewhere in the country.
Exeter, N.H.: How likely is the collapse of the government of Lebanon? And, have any nations expressed a desire to contribute to the peacemaking force for southern Lebanon?
Dana Priest: It's certainly a possibility if a ceasefire and solution to this is not found soon.
Granger, Ind.: Sorry, I don't understand your answer to Phoenix. Were you mocking the questioner?
Dana Priest: Yes I was.
Washington, D.C. : Re today's story from the UK:
'Low Intensity Civil War' Likely in Iraq, Ambassador Says....
What's the difference between civil war and sectarian violence? If Iraq isn't yet a civil society, it wouldn't have a civil war. If Iraq is a religion-based society it would have sectarian violence. Seems the same to me....isn't the term "sectarian violence" a politically motivated euphemism? Are the the administration wordsmiths afraid that once we name it "civil war" that there will be some major attitude shift?
Dana Priest: well, words do matter because behind the words should be a realistic assessment of what's happening on the ground. Having just come from this hearing on the Hill, it seems the difference between the two has to do with the endurance of the new civil institutions being created in the midst of all this. The president is acting as a president, the ministries are acting, well, sometimes, as government entities. In other words, they have some power. and are still recognized as such by most people (but then there's a question of their effectiveness, which is not disconnected.)
Arlington, Va.: I heard Newt Gingrich recently say that we are on the verge of WW III. I also read a provocative article by Sydney Blumenthal today about how he believes the neocons are hoping the Israeli-Lebanese war will widen to include Syria and Iran. Are there really people that believe that a Middle East at war is a good thing?
Dana Priest: Yes. There are people in the neocon camp who believe Iran and Syria must be overthrown--by whatever means necessary. I didn't read the article you're referring to.
Arlington, Va.: I am trying to catch up on the background of this Lebanon situation. I know Hezbollah is considered a "terrorist" group by our government, but others characterize it as a "resistance" group. Besides attacks against Israel (which should not be taken lightly), have they actually attacked any other countries citizens or is it a purely Arab vs. Israeli focused group?
Dana Priest: You can begin with the bombing of Marine Barracks in Beirut in 1983. Yes, they have taken foreign lives. But their grievances and actions have largely been aimed at Israel (and its supporters, hence US). I think it's best to describe Hezbollah as a movement with a armed wing that uses terrorist tactics.
Phoenix, Ariz.: You can mock my question if you like-- I have thicker skin than most reporters. However, I'm still waiting for your substantive answer...
Dana Priest: I wasn't kidding. We've written about the question you raised, and we will continue to do so.
Montreal, Canada: When do you think intl peace keeping force (NATO) will arrive in Lebanon? Do you think Israel will withdraw from Lebanon once the peace keeping force arrives. Thanks
Dana Priest: Too hard to tell on the force just now. I do think the Israelis will withdraw. That will probably be a condition for the force going in.
Princeton, N.J.: Blair's speech to the World Affairs Council was reported in Froomkin's column (blog?).
Dana Priest: here you go. but his views are followed pretty carefully here in the main paper too.
Anonymous: Does the editorial board of The Post still support the war in Iraq to the same degree they did when they endorsed the pre-emptive invasion?
Dana Priest: You should ask Fred Hiatt next time he's chatting. I don't keep track of the nuances of their positions.
Reston, Va: Does Israel seriously think they can completely disarm Hezbollah? Won't Hezbollah just lay low or retreat to Syria until Israel leaves, and then return to start the whole thing over again?
Dana Priest: I've asked this question and the answer is, yes. The Israelis believe they can substantially degrade Hezbollah's capability with continued strikes. Bombing like they are, the Israelis will probably get most of their rocket launchers and destroy the supply route. Of course, there are more recruits, rockets, suicide bombers, etc. from where they came from--and from new venues where people are enraged by the carnage they see in Lebanon. Any good military strategy takes into account the larger reaction to the bombing, the strategy v the tactics.
Loyal Post Reader: Sorry, there is no Washington Post article on Tony Blair's speech Tuesday night to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, and it was a major speech. In it, Blair called for a "complete renaissance of our strategy to defeat those that threaten us." While he cast severe doubts on Bush's methods, he whole-heartedly agreed with his aims and world-view -- that Islamic extremism is the enemy and said that "To defeat it will need an alliance of moderation, that paints a different future in which Muslim, Jew and Christian; Arab and Western; wealthy and developing nations can make progress in peace and harmony with each other."
Dana Priest: And that is not unlike what President Bush keeps saying about using other means -- non-military ones -- to defeat terrorism. But is that really what we're seeing?
Munich, Germany: I'm not planning to go bumbling around the Middle-East on vacation anytime soon, but I'm concerned that sectarian violence in Iraq (and Lebanon) could start spreading to other parts of the Middle-East, and affect all our lives adversely in the U.S. and Europe.
Are there any concerns of wider Shiite-Sunni antipathies in the Mid-East?
Dana Priest: Yes there are. As Iraq devolves into splits along sectarian lines, others will leap into the breach, and others still, creating a snowball effect that could pit Sunni against Shiite and Sunni-led governments against Shiite led governments. I don't think that will happen next year, but it could happen sometime if things keep up this way.
Rockville, Md.: "where people are enraged by the carnage they see .."
Just a tad one sided. Those rockets are not shot for no reason. Both sides have victims. That is the horror of war. Israel does not attack without good reason or good memories.
Both sides get angry.
Dana Priest: I totally agree with you. I think the questioner was asking about the reaction in the Arab world.
Anonymous: In your opinion, do any editorial board members of major newspapers work for the CIA? Do you consider it coincidence that two to three days before the invasion of Iraq virtually every major newspaper in America issued editorials in favor of war that were strikingly similar? It seemed as though they were handed the same editorial by the govt., and simply changed a few words. THANKS
Dana Priest: No! Oh brother, I can't believe we've gotten to this point.
Anonymous: Gee, I used to think The Post reported fairly. Hezbollah, a Armed movement using terrorist tactics= a terrorist group, regardless of their affiliation with their government.
Dana Priest: So are those people in Hezbollah who do not support terrorism, who are elected in an open and fair election and then serve in a non-violence political process, also terrorists? What about those who are part of the Lebanese government, the same government that the USA, including the President, is trying to empower to reassert control over the country?
Dana Priest: Greenville--you are too funny!
Dana Priest: Thanks everyone. For the record: lots of people wrote to complain that the media is too supportive of Israel and lots of others wrote to complain that media is too critical of Israel. I just let you cancel each other out and didn't answer any of those. We try to be fair. We try to be accurate. We try to be complete. We miss the mark everyday. But not by all that much. Until next week...All the best. Dana
San Francisco, Calif.: Ms. Priest, I would consider issuing a correction to your mocking rejoinder to Phoenix. Seriously, your mockery appears to be based upon an assumption -- incorrect as it turns out -- that The Washington Post covered Blair's Tuesday speech. Uncalled for at the start, but especially unfortunate given the inability of your chat-enabler to provide a link into the paper.
We don't expect much here, but manners and poise are endorsed by the dead-tree-version's Ombudsman quite regularly. I would hope WaPoO wouldn't need Ombudsing as well.
Dana Priest: Okay, one more: the questioner was making a larger point about the US media not paying attention to important news. I have no recollection about whether we covered that particular speech. We cover lots of things Blair says, we cover lots of disagreements between allies and the effect of US policy on our allies, and our relations. I responded to the broader critic, which I think is wildly off the mark.
Dana Priest: signing off now....
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I just started to plan a trip to Indochina for November-mid December 2015. I would like to spend a total of 30 days to contain the cost of the trip and the cost of travel insurance (jumps up when one travels for more than 30 days); also usually we get tired after 30 days.
The two of us would like to get a "taste" of a few countries as we do not think that we will return. A few notes about our preferences: we are in our upper 60s, not looking for adventure, trakking and do not assume to see "everything" and just run from place to place. We like to walk in cities, see nature (the easy way), see whatever is specific to places we visit, some art, culture, history, local markets, etc. We don't have the ambition to see ALL temples, ruins and do not like large group tours. Since I suffer when it is hot, I would like to stay in the North and avoid indoor spaces where it is stuffy (vans, trains, etc. without fresh air and A/C). While we are not looking for any luxuries, we do like comfortable, clean, quiet particularly for sleeping, in a safe area.
Here is a first cut of the itinerary, some of it dependent on availability of flights with airlines rated high for safety.
- D1, D2- flight from West Coast to Hong Kong
- D3, D4, D5 - 3 days in Hong Kong
- D6 - flight from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai w. Hong Kong Express Airways Limited (or Dragon Air)
- D7, D8, D9 - Chiang Mai; would love to have a Sunday included for the market and maybe catch a festival that I believe might be in November
- D10 - drive from Chaing Mai to Lao border
- D11, D12 - Luang Say cruise w. sleep over in Pakbeng to Luang Prabang
- D13, D14, D15, D16 - Luang Prabang; festival in Prabang?
- D17 - flight from Luang Prabang to Hanoi w. Vietnam Air
- D18, D19, D20 - Hanoi
- D21, D22 - Halong Bay
- D23, D24, D25 - Sapa w. Livitrans or Fansipan; would like to go to the one of the Saturday or Sunday markets in the neighboring towns
- D26 - Hanoi
- D27 - flight from Hanoi to Hong Kong w. Vietnam Air
- D28, D29 - Hong Kong
- D30 - flight to the US
Depending on the place for departure/arrival for the transpacific flight, we might need an overnight in LA, SF or Vancouver and that could take away another day.
I have some concerns regarding the following, based on preliminary reading:
- some people stated that the Luang Say cruise was boring and that last year in December it was freezing; neither the boat nor the hotels were prepared and people got sick …. Obviously nobody can predict the weather.
- the trains to Sapa have mixed comments (hard to sleep due to noise, short night, additional transfer from train to hotel, etc.). There are no controllable thermostats in the cabins and the windows cannot be open, so I do not know how stuffy and warm it gets…
- are Sapa and Halong Bay enjoyable choices between the end of November and mid-December?
I was considering reversing the order of the stops (Hong Kong- Hanoi-Luang Prabang- Chiang Mai- Hong Kong) to catch less warm weather in Chiang Mai and warmer weather in Sapa and Halong Bay but it seems based on current flight options that this would not be possible. If we could do this, if we really wanted to buy something in Chiang Mai, we could do it without having to carry it all along.
I'd appreciate your comments and suggestions re. itinerary and allocated days/pace, based on our interests, as above. I would like to make sure that this once in a lifetime trip will be a memorable one (with pleasant memories).
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I just started to plan a trip to Indochina for November-mid December 2015. I would like to spend a total of 30 days to contain the cost of the trip and the cost of travel insurance (jumps up when one travels for more than 30 days); also usually we get tired after 30 days.
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I think your pacing is fine. The problem may be weather for Halong Bay and Sapa likely (more an issue than Laos). But no one can predict that, though there is historical data www.weatherbase.com If you are concerned about it being cold, start in early November. The other places in the area I would recommend (Angkor Wat, Bangkok) may be too hot for you.
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I think this is a trip you should not do. Southeast Asia is hot, unless you spend all of your time in northern Vietnam, which you could do in 2 weeks or less. The temperatures may be "mild" in the other areas (or not) depending on your luck. You seem to have too many constraints to attempt this trip and appreciate all that this part of the world has to offer. Go somewhere else.
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I think your plan looks pretty good so far.
I can't speak about Hong Kong, but we love Chiang Mai and are going back in November 2014. There are some pleasant day trips, easy to organise in CM, to places like Doi Inthanon NP for a nature fix.
The festival you might be thinking of is Loy Krathong usually early November, this year 5th - 8th.
The shopping is great, and Thai Post could be used to send stuff home easily and reasonably.
We took the Luang Say cruise in Feb 2014, and really enjoyed it. They have woollen ponchos for early morning cold, wear layers and you should be fine. The lodge at Pak Beng was just beautiful, the food was great, and a local dance troupe performed and encouraged audience participation !
Luang Prabang is perfect for some downtime, just strolling and exploring the alleys.
We also loved Hanoi in late October a few years ago. Halong Bay was unreal, the scenery sublime. Perhaps discuss your tour options with your hotel in Hanoi, and choose an upmarket junk, the food will be better (ours was very very good, and we had all types of seafood).
Sapa is so worth a visit. There are some upmarket train options you could investigate, Victoria something, and I would next time pay for all four berths so as not to share with strangers. It's true that you might not get much sleep, the soft sleepers are very hard. I guess it depends on your level of padding !
I found Sapa quite cold in Oct, but then I get cold at about 20 C.
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I echo what others have already said regarding heat and SE Asia. Based upon your requirements and the time of year, you may want to check out Japan and perhaps Korea, which can easily be done with HK if you want to see the city. However be prepared for higher prices than SE Asia.
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I appreciate your comments and suggestions. I didn't know until now about the weatherbase site, Kathie. It seems that unless I am unlucky, the weather in all my selected locations will be pleasant (and in some places quite cool) by my standards. I will take the chance. Thanks for the suggested day trips and the info re. reasonable Thai Post option + sharing your experiences, Sartoric. I will now focus on each location on the itinerary and read about on the forum.
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it is not always the heat that is the problem, it is the very high humidity.
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I might have to put up with it and hope for the best...
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Suzanna, there's a website - vietnamonline which might prove useful.
According to them, November is one of the better months for Hanoi and areas north.
I found it by googling "best time to visit Vietnam".
Travelfish.org is another good site for Asian exploration.
Don't be put off by the climate, you are going at one of the coolest possible times.
There's little better time of year if you want to see these places.
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Thanks again. I am working on some open items that might impact the high level scheduling (e.g. finding out if the Luang Say cruise runs every day, if the Livitrans or Fansipan trains run every night back and forth between Hanoi and Sapa, the cost of these night trains, etc.). I knew about Travelfish, I find it a very useful website.
If you were in Hanoi and from there went on a two day cruise to Halong Bay, would you consider coming back from Halong Bay and back-to-back, take the night train on the same day (instead of sleeping another night in Hanoi)? Is that too much for a day?
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We booked the Luang Say cruise first, and then worked the rest of the trip details around it, as we couldn't get our first choice date. That was about 4 months before the trip, so you have more time.
The drive from Halong Bay back to Hanoi takes about four hours. Our cruise included an early lunch on the second day, so we got back to Hanoi around 5.00 pm. The train leaves at around 8.00 pm, so yes, you could do it on the same day.
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Livitrans and Fansipan are actually cars on the same train that runs every night. The timing of a return from a Halong Bay cruise and heading to Sapa would work with a dinner break in between.
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Thanks, this is very helpful for my planning.
I sent an Email to Vietnam Railways for info and they make it quite confusing. They listed all trains/carriages w. some schedules and they said: "All private carriages listed are linked to a Vietnam Railways operated locomotive and other normal wagons except Victoria and Livitrans who are on another train.". Based on this I assumed that there might be more than one train....
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http://www.seat61.com/Vietnam.htm#Hanoi-to-Lao-Cain provides some good info on train options to Sapa
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crellston's link explains it better than I did as there are actually several trains. This will take you directly to the schedules for Hanoi-Sapa (Lao Cai) and what cars are on what train:
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What an excellent website! Thanks to both of you. I can now a clear understanding of everything related to traveling by train and the Sapa-Hanoi trains. Now back to planning.
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I searched all over and could not find the hours for the Sunday, Bac Ha market. If any of you know it, please let me know.
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Not sure about this particular market but most of the similar type of markets around S.E. Asia open at first light and will start to slow down around noon time.
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I think the market "officially" opens at around 6.00am and, as mentioned above, will start to slow down towards noon. If going with your own guide or by yourself, I would aim to get there before 9 when tour buses seem to arrive. Well worth the early start. We will be revisiting Ba Ha in December and are planning to try an incorporate it into our travels further north to Ha Giang.
May even see you there!
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Thanks. Probably we will go then to Bac Ha directly from the train in Lao Cai. It will get us there at the best time and save some driving time (no need to come back from Sapa though Lao Cai just for the market). And this being a small world, we might bump into each other, crellston.
I just looked at the current schedules for trains at the seat61 website and based on it I will probably use SP1/SP2 trains, as they get to Lao Cai at 5:30 (if the schedule doesn't change for 2015). The ride to Bac Ha takes about 1.5 hours. I do not know (yet) at what time it gets light in November/December, but arriving to Bac Ha around 7 am should be hopefully OK. SP1 & SP2 however, gets back to Hanoi at 4:10 which is very early... I do not know what one does at that time in Hanoi, unless early checkin is available at the hotel....
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You can look up sunrise and sunset here:
I would book an extra day at your hotel rather than risk waiting around to check in after the train arrives. Let the hotel know of your (very) late arrival time, though.
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When we got back to our Hanoi hotel after Sapa, I was surprised to see steel shutters pulled down over the entrance. Hadn't realised they existed !
We sat on the steps for 20 minutes or so, then noticed a buzzer, and pushed it. Two minutes later the shutters rolled up, the night manager rolled away his camp bed, and then started moving the six or seven motorbikes parked in the foyer !
This was a great family run small hotel in the old quarter. Let me know if you want the name, I'd have to dig it out of the archives, but happy to do so.
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Thanks, Craig for the smart sunrise site. In November and December the sunrise is around 6:15-6:35, so that will work out well. Good suggestion re. reserving a hotel for the early return day from Sapa.
As I was doing searching for info around Sapa I came across this description for Sapa, in Wikipedia: " Sa Pa is notable as a hill resort, a market town for timber and sex trade and known as the "queen of mountains"". I do not know how accurate this might be, but I only knew about the mountains, the rice fields, the hill tribes and the market...
Thanks for the offer sartorial, if finding the small hotel in Hanoi that you liked is not too much trouble, I'd appreciate it.
I do not know if the next topic belongs here, but it is part of my planned trip.
Two festivals are listed in December in LP: Kin Chiang (Hmong New Year) and Boun pot Py (Khmu New Year). I could not find anywhere the dates for December 2015. Does anyone know when they will be celebrated in Dec 2015 and how many days each lasts?
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I saw some comments re. Victoria Hotel in Sapa being far away from the center of the city and as a result (while very nice), somewhat inconvenient. What distances are we talking about? Is it safe to walk at night from the center to this hotel or generally in the city?
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It was Hanoi Old Quarter Hotel (original ha) that we stayed at, but this is back in Oct 2009, I'd check current reviews.
We really enjoyed the Museum of Ethnology while in Hanoi, and of course wandering in the old quarter.
In Sapa we stayed at Holiday View Hotel, very central to town with stunning views.
Thanks for encouraging me to dig out this file from 5 years ago, a trip down memory lane for sure !
Happy planning !
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As I recall, the Victoria is located up a hill, but not from the center of the town. Sapa is not really a city - it is fairly compact and easy to get around. It should be quite safe to walk at night.
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Suzanna, the dates for the new years celebrations in LP will be difficult to locate this far in advance. The days are dependent on moon phases. We were there during Hmong New year many years ago and visited a local Hmong village. That was in 2002, before LP became firmly established on the tourist map.
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Thanks for digging out the name of the hotel which you liked in Hanoi, sartoric. I will look it up. I appreciate the follow-ups, Craig & Kathie.
I would love to have suggestions based on your experiences for hotels in Hong Kong, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai or near the Thai/Laos border (1 night before the cruise), Luang Prabang, Hanoi and Sapa. Everyone's taste, expectations and budget being different, here is what I am looking for: equivalent for what one finds usually at 3-3.5 AAA star hotels/motels in the USA, in a safe, relatively "central" location which means: clean, quiet, comfortable, with good A/C (to ensure a good night sleep) and private bathroom with hot water, ideally w. breakfast included and a safe in the room. We are not looking for luxury but we would like to find a comfortable place. If cold is to be expected at night, it would be nice to have heat for the bathroom. I do not know if this is too much to expect in the above locations for under $100/night for two people.
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Hong Kong will be the place that blows your budget. Hotels there are very expensive. The only suggestion I have to offer there is the Salisbury YWCA... quality is about like old Holiday Inns in the US. It will still be over $100 a night.
Chiang Mai take a look at Baan Orapin, family owned, well-located.
It's been too long since I was last in LP - we stayed at La Residence Phou Vao for about $120 a night - I hear it's over $400 a night now.
Have a great trip!
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Not sure about HK, but you should have no problem finding very good rooms with your budget in the other locations.
In Chiang Rai we stayed at Le Patta, it's new, opened in Jan 2014, great location about a block from the main street, and the night market is just around the corner. You can get fantastic seafood hotpot at the night market for a few dollars. If you're interested in cooking, check out "Cook Thai Yourself" run by an energetic Thai lady named Tik. We spent a day with her, not only enjoying the markets, the food and her garden, but also her philosophy and take on life.
In Chiang Khong (pre Luang Say cruise) we stayed at the Riverside Hotel, basic rooms, but with a small balcony and views of the Mekong. The Teak Garden Guesthouse is supposed to be good.
In Luang Prabang we stayed at Apsara Hotel, beautiful spot, with lovely large rooms and great food.
I used lots of reports on this site when planning, in particular the reports from Yestravel and Progol were really helpful.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately I missed the occasion to stay at La Residence Phou Vao. The lowest rate for 4 nights in November is $3,500. They include taxes, fees and breakfast... Le Patta in Chiang Rai seems to be a good (not cheap) place as long as one can get a quiet room. I am looking up the rest of the suggested places. Sartoric, vietnamonline (one of the websites you suggested) is an informative resource.
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Yipes! La Residence Phou Vao is even more expensive than when I last checked on it!!
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In LP I would second sartorics suggestion of the Apsara great location, nice rooms and reasonable rates ( I think they have now opened a second venue further away from the centre). We also stayed at Villa Santi years ago, very central but unless it has improved I would avoid it!
Also stayed The 3 Nagas which is in a superb location and a lovely place to stay, but I think rates have rocketed since it was taken over.
We have stayed in quite a few places in Chiang Mai over the years but one of the best was 3 Sis http://the3sis.com great location on the edge of the old town, nice spacious rooms and lots of god restaurants close by. A great wat just across the road. Great value.
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Thanks, I will check them out.
Someone told me that it doesn't have to be Sunday for the market in Chiang Mai, that every day there is a market and it doesn't make a difference if one catches the one on Sunday or not. What I have been reading keeps talking about the Sunday market as a special experience. Could you clarify?
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very Sundays there is a "walkingk street" market along Rachadamnoen Road when the street ( and a few others now!) are closed to cars. It is sometimes also referred to as teh weeken market but, as we went on a Sunday, I am not sure whether it is actually open on a Friday or Saturday. When we went it as VERY busy, jam packed with local people and tourists. The quality of the handicrafts seemed much higher than in the night bazaar which is more than a little tack but does operate every night.
There is also a Saturday market on Wualai Road which is smaller but apparently has some of the same vendors as the Sunday market.
There was a lot of street entertainment going on in the Sunday market from Ladyboys to minority music. The courtyards of some of the temple were turned into makeshift food courts serving up some great food.
I would say go on a Sunday if you can. It is, as you say, a very special experience.
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Last visit, we only went to the Sunday night market in CM, so can't compare to the regular night market.
However, in Chiang Rai we visited both the regular night market and the Saturday night walking street market. There was a huge difference in the number of stalls, about a kilometre of road closed for the special once a week Saturday night extravaganza. Great food and handicrafts.
Perhaps similar in CM ? Who knows, but I will be there again in about 6 weeks, likely to check out the regular markets this time, I'll let you know.
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Thanks. Plan version #1 has 5 nights in Chiang Mai (assumed arrival on the first day at around 10 am) and 4 nights in Hanoi (not including nights on the Halong Bay cruise and train to Sapa). Somehow it seems to be too much for Chiang Mai. Would you add another day to Chiang Rai (where I would sleep before the Luang Say cruise) or to Hanoi? Is even 4 days too much for Chiang Mai for someone not into hiking?
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How many nights are currently planned for Chiang Rai ? We had four or five nights there last Feb, really enjoyed it. You do realise it will be a very early start to get to CK from CR for your Luang Say cruise. It's about 90 mins by car from CR to CK - going by memory here, so could be wrong.
I can't really advise whether to cut CM for more time in Hanoi, we had two weeks in Hanoi.
I can easily spend four nights in CM, not really a hiker either.
Perhaps have a think about what sights/ activities you want to enjoy in each place, then plot it out on a calendar and see how it fits together.
Let us know how you get on.
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Thanks, Sartoric. Right now I would leave in the morning from Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai and spend there 1 night before the trip to the border for the cruise. Obviously that's very little for Chiang Rai but I am running out of days.... We cannot spend 2 weeks in just Hanoii...
About how much should I plan to spend on a day tour with a good, English speaking guide and a van just for the two of us in Chiang Mai, Luang Prbang and Hanoi?
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I haven't used a guide in the places you list, but in Chiang Rai we paid about $50 or $60 for a great guide for the day, which included a fantastic lunch cooked by his wife while we floated down a river on a bamboo raft.
I don't think you need a guide in Luang Prabang, it is compact and easily walkable with a guide book for reference. You will have seen two villages and a cave while on the Luang Say,
Chiang Mai is also compact and easily walked, the Nancy Chandler maps are recommended by many on this board (although not drawn to scale). There are hundreds of travel agents in CM who will customise whatever you want for excursions out of town.
In Hanoi we found a guy on the street we liked, he organised to take us by taxi to his village, his wife cooked lunch, and we visited a ceramics village on the way. I paid about $15 for the taxi, and gave him $40 for his daughters education - he didn't want any payment. I'm not suggesting you do this, but rather trying to point out that once on the ground, you will find arranging day trips and city exploration very easy and far cheaper than booking in advance. Many on this forum recommend walking tours with Hanoi Kids, check them out.
Have you read the reports by Progol and Yestravel ? I think I mentioned them up thread, great advice for Northern Thailand and Laos.
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Thanks, Sartoric. I did find the very well written and interesting trip reports that you suggested and quite a few others. They provide a lot of good information. I am trying to avoid "drowning in details" and information overflow at this stage. I have to finalize decisions re. itinerary, number of days in each place, total number of days for the trip before I can digest everything about what I will see, etc. So I appreciate your suggestions.
I don't remember seeing anything (yet) about how people handle washing in these places and what's the situation re. public bathrooms. Usually we rent apartments where there a washer and maybe a dryer, which is not going to be the case for this trip. Are there maybe pay-for washing machines in hotels or inexpensive laundries for items that cannot be washed and dried in the bathroom? Are restrooms accessible for non-patrons in restaurants maybe for pay, are they usually clean and equipped with the minimum necessary? Does one have to carry around toilet paper?
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Washing is easy, you will find a myriad of places that will wash and line dry your clothes for very little cost in all the tourist spots. Don't bother trying to DIY. Just keep your eyes open while walking around, or ask your hotel for a recommendation.
I would have a handy tissue or two in a pocket to substitute for TP if necessary. Depending on the establishment they may or not allow you to use the restroom, but I suspect most would.
One tip - not very PC, some distant attractions may have only squat toilets, but the disabled toilet will have a western style loo. It was Doi Inthanon NP where this dawned on me.
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Thanks, sartoric.
We will have guests fro 3 weeks, I have to put planning on the back burner but I will get back to it around mid October. Thanks again for all the help to-date.
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