First objective this time around was to conquer the Victoria Peak! My comparde and I started around noonish on foot to conquer the 1800+ feet giantic mole hill.  It took a little longer than expected, close to 2 hours, because we had decided to do it the manly way- without or little directions.  As a result we ended up at some pri...

I¡¦ve just had the most rigorous academic week of my life! Between wrapping up some classes and still having major projects in others, trying to get all the essays written for all of my classes, rehearsing for the performance showcase that¡¦s going to be put on as soon as we get back on the ship from Hong Kong, and reconciling all this with the ...

Up at 5am to catch the cab for the airport.  To all our suprises Paula mananged to close her rucksack after packing (There was the full to exploding day sack and plastic bag as well!).  The allegged 1 hour drive to the airport took nothing like that but at least we were there with plenty of time to spare.  Plenty of time to look a...

Apres une bonne nuit de sommeil pour recuperer un peu du decalage horaire, on file manger sur Central avant d'aller decouvrir le quartier de Soho. On commence par le quartier de Graham Sreet, qui deborde de fruits, legumes et de poissons encore tous fretillants. La suite de la ballade nous montre un quartier plutot branche, et surtout rempli d'O...

Hi All - Well, we've made it safe and sound and in one piece. We've been busy in Hong Kong over the last few days - mostly eating it seems though!! We went up the Peak on Sunday night, it was amazing to see the skyline lit up at night. On Monday we took the bus to the other side of the island and went to Aberdeen and Repulse Bay, as well as we c...

Well we survived the plane ride on Oasis airlines. For a charter it was excellent. Okay maybe the food wasnt fabulous but then again I dont remember good airplane food anyway! We all managed to sleep quite a bit and we even had individual movie screens so no arguing about movies.  On arrival in Hong Kong we got organised and took the train ...

Well we fianlly hit on something exciting. It is the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administration, so they held a parade. We had Dragons and Drums and lots of kids and older folk. By the looks of things from where we were there were not that may locals watching just a lot of tourists. A little further down the River they also had the...

I thought I'd add a few more pictures and movies before I head to bed.  Again, sorry about the long downloads for the .avi files.  I'll try to keep them short. The pics are a mix of smoggy downtown and the IFC mall and a market area.  Enjoy!

      I'm somewhere in the maze that is Chungking Mansion in Kowloon, trying to remember the highlights of my trip so far. My friend Erica and I started our three weeks together by racing from the Hong Kong airport to see the laser show, less dramatic than we expected, but a good introduction to this city nonetheless! In...

hong kong is good craic. i've never seen so many people in one place since actuary soc gave away free pizza. now i know how bill murray felt in Lost in Translation. every time i get into a bus or a lift i'm the tallest person by a good 6 inches. people just talk at me in some uncomprehensible language so all i do is smile and nod and talk a bit ...