Loyal Readers, My final day in Hong Kong was incredible. It is an unbelievable city and certainly my favourite that I have ever been to. I also may have set the record for most tourist things done in 1 day! Here is what I did yesterday: 1)Tram up to the Hong Kong Peak 2)Walk through Hong Kong Park 3)Try to meet Mike at the HSBC building 4)Go up the Bank of China (??) tower to the viewing deck 5)Go to Kowloon for lunch at a Chinese restaurant. ...

Hello All, When I woke up I went downstairs to look for something to eat. Instead of having the expensive breakfast (especially so when it doesn't just go on Richard's room tab) I decided to have a walk to see if I could find anything. My area seemed to be very asian, and there were a lot of cooking animals in the windows, which didn't really appeal to me. Instead I went into a small supermarket to buy some milk and cereal. When I got to the front, ther...

Hello All, Today was a busy day of travelling. We left on the 9am ferry from Phi Phi to Phuket. We stopped at a place on the beach for a quick lunch then headed to the airport. Plane ride had turbulence for about 2:26 of the 2:40 flight. I was lucky that I had a row all to myself. However the 3 people in the row behind me seemed to be having a contest as to who could cough the loudest and most often in the 3 hours on the plane. Fingers crossed I don't get SARS. I...