27th May Sure enough the phone's alarm clock goes off at 6:30. Tip toeing out we gather our bags and make up our tea, coffee and breakfast in the soft morning sunshine. We had the living area to ourselves, so I pulled out and opened my cards from home. Along with Frank's card too and set them out on the table for a birthday breakfast. Shortly after, one of the Americans from last night is awake too. She was heading back to L.A later today and gave us some good r...

Thurs 24th We arrived in Tsim Sha Tsui. Straight away we could tell this was where the money is. Designer shops, watches, bags, shoes. Fancy shop window displays everywhere, and our hostel - 'Rainbow Lodge', was right in the middle of it, in a swish multi-story building. Up the lift we go - we had read reviews about how it was a small set up. And it was. The hostel is in, essentially, an appartment. Very very clean! Male cleaner very friendly too. Checked in w...