Sunday, 30 Nov 2008 | Views [943] | Comments [1]
After two nights on Lamma Island exploring the beaches, villages and mountain walking tracks - today I got a flight back to Xiamen and now I'm back at Dad and Junes place in Zhangzhou. Leaving Hong Kong, I felt quite sad. I've become very fond of ... Read more >
Thursday, 27 Nov 2008 | Views [888] | Comments [4]
Traveling can be confusing. Thankfully, I usually at least know what time it because I wear a watch... but my watch doesn't tell me the date. For the past few days I have been living as if it was a day in the past. Yesterday I thought it was Tuesday ... Read more >
Wednesday, 26 Nov 2008 | Views [1243]
Yesterday was a fine enough day. I found the one of the world's longest escalators (hello vertigo!), ate the hottest tom yum Thai noddle soup in existance, got lost in a bewilderingly huge shopping mall and drank beers with some members of the U.S.... Read more >
Monday, 24 Nov 2008 | Views [814]
I woke up this morning still feeling a little worse for wear after
my night at Murphys Irish Pub on Nathan Road. I met some friendly
Aussies and some Irish guys, and we drank Guinness and watched Rugby
League. I actually enjoyed watching Rubgy League ... Read more >
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Sunday, 23 Nov 2008 | Views [784] | Comments [4]
One of the noticeable differences between Hong Kong and mainland China, is religious freedom. The laws here remain very different to those in China. I have seen Hare Khishnas, Toaists, Hinduis and even Mormans out on the streets. These are all religions ... Read more >
Saturday, 22 Nov 2008 | Views [1003] | Comments [4]
I arrived in Hong Kong yesterday without any problems. The train station in Guangzhou was fairly clearly marked and I breezed through immigration and customs and found the platform for Hong Kong. After waiting a good hour to leave the station, we ... Read more >