Surprise waterless hike
14 April 2019
Hiking from Nathan Road up Beacon Hill over Lion Rock and back again
It was supposed to be pouring with rain all day. I got up and peered out the window, it looked like any other rainy day. I went outside thinking I....
Weird stuff happens
13 April 2019
Exploring Tsin Sha Tsui in the rain
Its still sort of raining, not that rain really impacts my evening activity which involves walking around gawking at things until I find my dinner....
Surprise no hiking day
13 April 2019
Walking around Hong Kong bay to Kwun Tong
Well, it was raining when I woke up, and google told me it would rain more and more as the day went on. So no hiking today. Instead I set off earl....
Grimey goodness
12 April 2019
Wandering the markets of Mong Kok in search of Wonton noodle soup
Hooray its not raining. I bet it will be tomorrow morning. Tonight I headed just up the street and walked laps of Mong Kok gawking at the grimey ....
To hell with the rain
12 April 2019
Climbing Ma on Shan in pouring rain from Ma on Shan station
My title today keeps with the religious theme. It is raining. I thought it would surely just rain briefly and not very hard. Wrong on both counts.....
I have found my salvation
11 April 2019
Flying to Hong Kong on a Hong Kong Airlines A330 and getting to the Salvation Army Booth Lodge
One lousy photo? Yes indeed. Now I am in Hong Kong. Not only am I in Hong Kong, I am at the Salvation Army. Lets work backwards and try for some s....
A tale of two airports
11 April 2019
Wandering around Incheon airport before flying to Hong Kong
This will be a short update. Right now I am in Incheon airport waiting for my flight to Hong Kong. As you will see I have no lounge access, so I a....
Palpable Shininess
10 April 2019
The amazing modern architecture of Gangnam
The rain stopped, the clouds were still dark, the sun was under the clouds, great light, time to take some photos of shiny buildings. In these con....
Not slippery when wet
10 April 2019
Hiking Yongmasan in the rain from Yongmasan station
Well it is still raining. The scariest thing about the rain is not slipping off the mountain, it is umbrellas. And now I have a new reason to fear....