After a 6 hour flight from cairns i was ...

After a 6 hour flight from Cairns i was touching down on the outskirts of Hong Kong.

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The new airport is about as far away from Hong Kong island it could possiably be situated on the bottom end of one of the outlying islands some 33kms away from downtown.

Once i cleared immigration, luggage, and customs i wandered out into the huge arrivals hall. Chek lap kok airport is only a few years old, costing HK$157 billion to build, and consists of 8 levels, 120 shops, with over 2,000 information screens, and can cope with a annual volume of 87 million passengers.

After i eventually found my way out of the airport, I jumped on the local air conditioned bus and froze my ass off travelling to central Kowloon, crossing the largest road/rail suspension bridge in the world. (2.2kms)

Once in Kowloon i managed to find a room barely big enough to swing a cat in.

It's costing US$18 a night, and the comminual toilet/shower looked like a bit of a laugh.

I know space in Hong Kong is limited, but this was cutting it fine.

I think it was designed for the local residents.

You had to be no taller than 6'2, and weigh no more than 14 stone to fit in there.

The ONLY way to shower is to sit (or stand) on the toilet seat, because the box is barely big enough to fit anything else in there.

Once i unloaded my luggage i wandered down Nathan rd that's lined with bright neon lights and crowds of people, including Indians standing along the street corners trying to get you to buy a new suit, or fake rolex watches.

I wandered down to the star ferry port overlooking Hong Kong island, amd was amazed to see the brightly lit skyline stretch the whole legnth of the coast.