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1 April 2025
To Tsim Sha Tsui and back
Tonight I did not go far at all. Tsim Sha Tsui is just one subway station away. I wanted some wonton noodle soup, the places all had lines, and th....
Money laundering capital of the world
1 April 2025
Macau day trip by ferry
Today I went on a day trip to another 'country'. I say country because Hong Kong and Macau are both part of China, and yet you have to clear custo....
Just north of here
31 March 2025
Jordan to Mong Kok
Most people already know where Mong Kok is. It is just north of my hotel along Nathan road. There are numerous markets in Mong Kok and on the way ....
Optimistic application of sunscreen
31 March 2025
Ma On Shan park from Choi Hung to Shek Mun station
I got up at 6 and put on sunscreen, expecting a long day of hiking, starting out cloudy but getting clearer as the day went on. The reality of tha....
Still alarmingly cheap
30 March 2025
Hong Kong Star Ferry
Good news, it gets dark early enough for me to still be awake after the sun sets. I go to bed between 9 and 9:30pm when on holidays, and get up ve....
Old and grey
30 March 2025
Nan Lian garden
Both me, and Hong Kong are old and grey. I feel old today, stiff, sore, making groaning noises when I bend over or get out of a chair etc. 3 fligh....
The record breaking 3rd flight
29 March 2025
Singapore to Hong Kong on an A350
OK, this flight was an Airbus A350 and the previous one was a Boeing dreamliner. I no longer know my planes. They are both almost identical, 3 x 3....
A very demanding flight
29 March 2025
Adelaide to Singapore on a Singapore airlines A350
The flight was very full, not one spare seat, but that is not why it was demanding. Everyone around me kept pressing the call bell and demanding m....
3 flights are better than one?
29 March 2025
Virgin Melbourne to Adelaide
There are roughly 6 direct flights a day between Melbourne and Hong Kong. Due to excessive tightarsedness, I have chosen to pretend direct flights....