The past 7 months of my life have been absolutely crazy and being home I wanted to put up a short final blog to reflect on my time away. Travelling to me is a lot like moving out or going to university - it forces you to gain a little independence. Or well, a lot of independence... Washing my own clothes?! Pfft, how I hated getting used to that! But other than that it takes you to places you'd never imagine and opens your mind to the possibilities out there. For...

With just over a week left, one would think that I'd have thoughts of home running through my mind on a constant basis. However, although I cant say home hasn't crossed my mind, there's far to many distractions here in Hong Kong to keep me going! A couple of days after George's departure we took a trip across to Hong Kong Island once more to see the fabled Stanley Market. The trip around to the southern side of the island out of downtown had some outstanding vi...

I can't quite believe that we're in our final location. Not just because we've actually managed to make it here but because the past 7 months have absolutely flown! After 2 more flights from Tokyo to Hong Kong (via Beijing) we arrived to a landscape I can't quite believe. Before getting here I had the image that Hong Kong was a singular island off the coast of China. That certainly changed when we arrived on a different island full of peaks and scenes I've only e...

Welcome to part 2, I hope you enjoyed some of our expeditions in the first couple of days in Tokyo! I was glad to have plenty of destinations available to us during our stay and it was great to see the variety of sights in each one. Although the city is very similar throughout and does not boast the distinct landmarks that help you navigate like New York, it still holds a great touch of culture and really makes you feel part of it's everyday life. On the Sunday ...

As expected now, our flights to Tokyo were comfortable, well catered and on time - who said this flying lark was stressful eh?! We were even treated to a 6 hour journey aboard Singapore Airlines A380, the double decker passenger jet (how it gets off the ground I do not know!) But anyway, landing in Japan I was immediately struck with a few things. A) it's tech, tech, techy! The place seems run by robots, the toilets have more features than the latest game conso...