The island side
7 March 2014
This evening I walked from one side of Hong Kong island (as opposed to Kowloon) to the other and did touristy stuff. That means this text will be ....
Monkeys in the fog
7 March 2014
Despite attempting to remain awake as long as possible last night, I still fell asleep before 10, waking briefly to turn the tv off which was show....
Double decker metal tube
6 March 2014
My flight from Sydney to Hong Kong was about 9 hours and as mentioned, on board an Airbus A380. I have been on one before, they are much like bein....
Qantas did not go on strike
6 March 2014
Having previously been inconvenienced by a volcanic eruption in South America which somehow only grounded flights in Adelaide, and the CEO of Qant....
Still 2 flights to go
9 April 2013
4 flights down 2 to go. All 4 have had significant delays. Todays delay was about 1.5 hours. Most of this was still inside the airport, but once w....
Lets get out of here
9 April 2013
I am now at Chengdu airport waiting for my flight. Cathay has no lounge but they do have a deal with Air China, So I can use theres, and update my....
Massive restaurant night
8 April 2013
Last night in Chengdu, and I headed far out west, almost to the end of the metro, to an area called Golden Cow. I had read it was a big food stree....
Tibetan beggars
8 April 2013
My last full day in Chengdu, tomorrow I start the long journey home, which from hotel to my front door will take something like 26 hours! More on ....
Quiet night out
7 April 2013
I didnt get up to much as I thought I would be too tired from todays long hike. None the less I managed to wander around for 3.5 hours anyway. Sta....