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                <title>The New Majestic hotel in Chinatown</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[If you want to be in with the media and creative set then I suggest you book a room at the New Majestic in Chinatown – it is a bespoke hotel in which each room has been designed by local names from the theatre, cinema and fashion industries. There is wireless broadband internet access in all the rooms and there are huge free-standing bath tubs and plasma TV screens.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Google Map on your ipod touch</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Got yourself an iPod Touch? Well now you can download Google Maps from iTunes which will allow you to access Google Maps on the move and pinpoint where you are on the map. GPS whilst having your tunes! It works particularly well in high-density places such as Singapore where wi-fi availability is high.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Petit Moulin</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Forget the big stuffy international hotels and book yourself into the Christian Lacroix designed Petit Moulin in the Mariais. It is a charming little hotel in a 17th century building that used to be a boulangerie and still has the old signage. There is wireless internet in all the rooms, and you are right in the heart of a very trendy district full of design shops and art galleries – getting into town isn’t difficult and the extra minutes spent traveling are well worth it for staying in such an original place, with none of the hollow impersonality of larger hotels.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Laptop Connect</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Always take your own spare Ethernet cable with you because most hotels now have ports for broadband but either run out of cables or other guests have broken them. Otherwise you will have to go out and find one and pay through the nose or lose valuable time. Also wise to carry a couple of spare USB memory sticks to back up data in case of laptop failure.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Bandra Kurla Complex</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The new place for doing business is the Bandra Kurla Complex; the Grand Hyatt is five minutes away and is very good, with an Italian restaurant that serves excellent pizza. The area’s a bit grungy but the hotel has its own ten-acre plot and once inside it has everything you’d want – including faxes in the rooms and Wi-Fi.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Café Edenborg</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[In the Old Town, this little café is friendly and cheaper than most places in the area. The coffee is decent and there’s a little cult bookshop downstairs along with free wi-fi for all which is a real bonus for travellers with laptops as using the internet can be a pricey experience in Stockholm.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Free wi-fi in JD Wetherspoons</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[JD Wetherspoons pubs and bars offer free wi-fi connection to their customers. Just enter username 'Spnsored' and password 'Service' when asked.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Free wifi - Canary Wharf</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Stuck for internet access? The number of free wifi spots are popping up all around London - particularly in the business areas of Canary Wharf.These have been helpfully mapped on the url below:]]></description>
                
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                <title>Room 101</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Room 101 is a bar and restaurant in Dong Cheng district. It is one of the only foreign-managed places in Beijing which is open 24/7. They also have 24-hour delivery which is a godsend - their paninis are delicious! They also have lots of live music events, free wi-fi and a terrace with BBQ.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Chinese customs: Dining</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There is nothing worse than having to navigate through some of the world's busiest airports whilst lugging around a heavy laptop as well. Enter EeePC from Asus. This low cost (USD300-700) computer allows you to surf the web (wi-fi), review documents and send emails. Not only does this little gem compete with normal laptops on price, the small dimensions (22.5cm (W), 17cm (D) and 2-3.38cm (H) and 1kg weight make it ideal for the business traveller. The latest model (EeePC 900) features an 8.9 inch screen, 12-20GB hard disk and built in webcam. Great for keeping in touch with the office or home. Whilst it certainly won't replace your laptop for long business trips (the keyboard is slightly small) and lacks the power for full scale presentations, it is ideal for the short business trip or using whilst commuting.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Business trip tips</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[It seems that anyone who’s anyone doing business in Dubai takes a room in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers on the Sheikh Zayed Road. It's a huge building in the middle of the central business district and has a business centre with full secretarial services, as well as workstations in all the rooms and free Wi-Fi. For female guests who want it, there’s even a ladies floor where all the staff are women. The advantage of this is that they put a yoga mat in your room and there’s a nice array of luxury cosmetics. Also, if you’re a woman doing business in Dubai it’s best to pack trouser suits rather than skirts; despite the large amount of foreign business here it's still a conservative place. <br><br>At Dubai Airport, it’s a real hike from arrivals to baggage reclaim, so if you can it’s best to take a wheeled case that is small enough to be taken on as hand luggage.]]></description>
                
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                <title>A pair of good Financial Street hotels</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There are two very good hotels on Financial Street in the new business district. The Ritz-Carlton is in a modern glass building and has only recently opened, it has everything you’d expect from the brand and is exceptionally clean and new. There is a pool in it with a projection screen that shows films and there are also TVs in the bathrooms. The hotel can also send a car to pick you up from the airport. The other good hotel here is the Intercontinental, which was the first hotel in this area – although still quite new. The service is impeccable and there is free internet.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Mama's Hostel - Old Town</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[One of the best hostels in Europe I have ever stayed in. High standard on a budget. Great location, no curfew - allowed me to enjoy nightlife to the maximum. Great facilities. It is not the cheapest hostel in town, but you get a lot of freebies, like breakfast, laundry, maps, lockers and wi-fi.<br>I stayed there on a Thursday and came right on time to have a piece of the usual Thursday afternoon cake. Glorious.]]></description>
                
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