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Trip Start Jul 19, 2008
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Trip End Aug 31, 2009


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Where I stayed
My HK Flat
(Hong Kong hotels)

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Friday, September 5, 2008

I am starting to get organized. I have called, texted or mailed ahead to various people who I will meet up with for lunch or dinner in the seven days I have back in Hong Kong. I will also be putting my flat on the market, completing a few more chores that I didn't quite get to last time and packing my next bag.

The last two trips have been two weeks in one location, and have been fairly easy to pack for. Still with my camera, gym stuff, going out clothes and daytime clothes I have managed to fill my big suitcase easily. This next trip takes in Thailand to meet my little brother, Singapore for the inaugural night time formula one grand prix, and England for a week in Autumn. I'll be gone for a month so I need to think very carefully about what I want in that suitcase.

It is a fact of life that a single-way plane ticket costs almost as much as return, so rather than flying one way to all the destinations and flying straight back to Hong Kong I have bought return tickets all the way and therefore I need to 'unwind' myself on the return leg. This gives me a day in Singapore, and a few more days in Thailand for no reason whatsoever. What's wrong with that? I didn't say there are any rules to this traveling lark!

The other cheeky bonus is that I fly from Singapore to London...giving me a chance to fly on an Airbus A380 for the first time. When I was a kid my dad used to take me to Manchester Airport to "plane spot". I'm really excited about seeing the super-jumbo. Don't judge me.
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