Days Inn Shenzhen

... were made. After trying to charge me an exorbitant amount, we agreed on a price (I had learned a little Chinese ahead of time so was able to barter a bit), and were on our way.

After one of the most hair-raising rides in my life, changing my underwear 3 times, and being passed from one cab driver to another on the side of the highway, I finally arrived in Shekou. My hotel was in an area known as Marina Square (also known as Sea World square but minus Shamu). The ...

After 4 hours of delays at O'Hare and several beers later, I made it onto the flight to Hong Kong. There were luckily enough people on my flight also going to Vietnam that they held the connecting flight for us. So, I am now eating a Dragon Fruit, a spiky, purple and green fruit while waiting for my connection to Saigon. Only 4 more hours on a plane!!! Yay!

... workout gym, and social area for the complex because it is so big. Katy and Matt live with one of Matt's friends from home, Garrett, who also teaches English. Katy said it's been an adjustment living with two boys and just being in a foreign country where Chinese is written and used everywhere but overall she has grown to love her time in Hong Kong. They let me use the internet while we watched the final for the rugby sevens tournament in Hong Kong ...

... directly in my face) cum exit. huge fountain before u reach e gate, no.. u're not officially in yet. there's many many ticket booths, u can buy them ...

... weg moesten vanwegen de onderhuur - Yuca, omdat ik bij haar de dingen die niet in mijn auto pastte mocht opslaan, wat me een extra keer naar Raamsdonksveer rijden bespaarde. - Stef, Lidia en mijn ouders voor de hele waslijst aan dingen die ze voor me gedaan hebben. Hong Kong Dan nu ff over Hong Kong: Ze zijn hier niet ingesteld op lange mensen. De deuren van de metro zijn te laag en mijn bed is te kort. Er zitten hier tig bedrijven in een gebouw ...

Helou! taalla ollaan honkkareissa, oottelen justiinsa etta ville jostain ilmestyy (ollaan samassa hostellissa - ihme kylla :D mutta eri huoneissa kuitenkin, kun ville tuli tanne jo aiemmin) niin sitten lahdetaan lentokentalle ja kohti Malesiaa. Matka Shanghaista Hong Kongiin kesti junalla 20 tuntia, ja mulla oli hard sleeper-paikka. Ihan ok, ei ollut ihan niin paha ku plastkart venajalla :P Mutta pelottavinta oli et yhessa hytissa (jossa ei ollut ovea kuitenkaan) oli kuus petia ...

... familiarity. Hong Kong, like London is a very international city, and there are a surprising amount of Indians, Africans, and of course whiteys. Definitely more than Beijing, Hong Kong felt like a city where I could really plant my ex-pat roots and stay for a while. Also, even though we were slightly worried about losing Adam's translating skills as Hong Kongers speaks Cantonese--not Mandarin--we realized quickly that everyone speaks English. In fact, it was rather humbling to realize ...

... a lot in these places. It is only in olde Englishe tales such as The Wind of the Willows or American road movies that I've seen Petrol Pump attendants. Drive onto a garage forecourt in China and you will see people bedecked in colourful uniforms lined up to do the onerous task of putting petrol into a car. Usually there is more than one person per pump. Why? A good question. There is undoubtedly something in the argument that wealthy car owners enjoy having their ...