After staying up late thinking that this would cause us to sleep in late....we were wrongo! We woke up at 5:30AM and decided to watch TV since neither of us could go back to sleep. After what seemed like hours went by, we got ready for the day. My brother, Ramon, was comning to take us out. My Aunt Hero also came around the same time to bring my...

Today we flew from Guilin to Hong Kong for our final stay in China, although many people do not include Hong Kong as part of China because it is called an Autonomous Territory.  At the airport we decided to try the public airport bus number A21 to get to our lodging, Amy Ho's Sealand Guesthouse, on the corner of Nathan Rd and Cameron R...

TUESDAY: BIG BUDDHA LANTAU ISLAND: Ratko wanted a late start today, same with Erin. We decided to not have breakfast at the hotel but go and have yum cha (they call it dim sum here) for breakfast. A bit unusual having dim sum for breakfast. The one that was recommended was Maxims at Central. We arrived at 10.30 to find it didn't open til 11! The...

SATURDAY-A DAY OF SIGHTS AND SHOPPING (AGAIN) Hi everyone, I promise I will try and not use amazing once today, I just can't think of another word to describe everything here. It is so virbrant and alive. Our day started with brecky in the hotel. It gets us going for the day. Erin decided to do her own thing today and started with a sleep in the...

Today is the second day in Hong Kong. It feels like we've been here for such a long time. Woke up late today as I did not have to go to the conference early. This is good as my entire body is aching. Hong Kong is a very interesting place because they have many walkways, all above ground. So we can all walk from one place to another without wor...

5-21-07 Hong Kong Island and more bad weather   Jose: This morning we woke up bright early at noon. The alarm was set for 8am, however, somehow it never went off. I tossed and turned all morning thinking it was the middle of the night since we have no windows and thus no daylight enters our room. It kind of reminds me of cruise ship cabins....

-G and Z discuss moving to new hostel. Z is sick and hoarse from previous night's yelling and overall mud-covered sleeplessness of the previous weeks. -G elects to extend stay in this hotel for on more night to allow sleep and relaxation. -While Z slept and relaxed, G headed to the HK science museum, a rather lackluster affair but with a nice ex...

Highlights of my 2 days in Hong Kong - Hired Sherpa Greg to carry around my backpack for approx 3 weeks. You may recognize him as he once lived in Montreal and used to frequent a less than reputable bar called the Typhoon (Picture 1). - Strolling through the city via the famous Hong Kong Travelators. The travelators are a form of moving walkwa...

 THANK GOD I found a flight to Hong Kong that was cheaper than the train -EUR70 instead of EUR100 :o) So we arrived in Hong Kong in style...well sort of. The cheap flight  brought us to Shenzhen which is about an hour and a half from Hong Kong  island. We got a nice fancy shuttle bus from the airport which turned into&nb...

Okay, so we know that we are terrible bloggers! Sorry for the lack of updates! We have to admit that with only 2 weeks of travel left, we are going to be 'short and sweet' with our final few blogs. We'll be seeing all of you in the next month anyway! So, Hong Kong. What a great city! We stayed on Discovery Bay with Ceri's parents (John & Pat) an...