Haa...... I can't wait for October and put my tired feet up... Just so tired nowadays. I know I am to be blamed because I have been doing a lot of night shifts (all bank). Well, at least I have the money to spend when I am all ready for my holidays! Whoohoo!!!

will fill in later- just updating map but can safely say that i spent a small fortune on a new camera- it is not the 2nd most expensive thing i own - oops!!

After many weeks of changing trains at a local train station call "Tai Wai" we decided to actually walk outside the station and have a look around. I know I've said a number of times that I / we were often the only westerners on a train, but this place was amazing. Many of the locals were looking at us as if we were really lost. I don't think a ...

We have always held the opinion that an Israeli passport is a pretty ****** (pardon our French) one to have. It is a heavy burden to carry while traveling, as is reflects Israel's problematic relationships around the globe. There are numerous countries that won't let Israelis in, including some exotic ones like Malaysia or Indonesia; Israelis ca...

First of all-- the aspect of Hong Kong that I've most appreciated in my short 42 hours here has been the fact that I've found a people who love their carbohydrates as much as I do. Heaping piles of fried noodles, pork congee (basically mashed rice stew), and dim sum (assorted dumplings with mashed lord knows what inside and seaweed-wrapped rice...

My first stop....Kowloon Hongkong! my first job too as a croupier in StarCruises!

Leif's family visited his grandparents' grave today. There was a missing family of three, but other than that everyone was there. As a Buddhist tradition, they burned offerings for their grandparents, so that they might receive it in the afterlife. I helped them roll shiny paper, which is money ('cause they don't want to burn real money..) and t...

I'm sitting in a chair that's meant for a 3 year old with my legs stretched out beyond belief and awaiting the final exhibition of my kindergarten class. i planned a mini play for them where they get into the boats that they constructed out of cardboard and sing 3 songs, all about water. all sorts of parents are coming to witness this and it mak...

We arrived in Hong Kong on August 4th. Once we got there we took the smooth train to Kownloon station, then a shuttle bus to Heidi and Mike's hotel. Neil met up with us there and he took us to this hellish island called Chang Chau near Hong Kong island. It smalled like fish, it was brutally hot and we hiked through what felt like the Congo. Kyle...

Alex: We arrived into Hong Kong late but even so it was still very hot and humid, still our first glimpse of the city was at its best, lit up across the strait from Kowloon where our hostel was. The hostel was like nothing else we had ever stayed in. We had booked it on the internet from a recommendation in a book and as it was cheap and our las...