Monthly Archives: January 2010
Go with the flow
So it was the end of my second week in Hong Kong and time was starting to fly past. My job was taking me to new and wonderful places: out for slap up feeds, my first fashion show and now … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Hong Kong, travel
On the south side: an afternoon in Stanley
“Eeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrkkkk!” The bus gives an alarming lurch as we swing round another corner, the driver seemingly with one foot hard onto the accelerator, the other just a forcefully applied to the brake. My hand, trying in vain to scribble in … Continue reading
Fashionista
My life in Hong Kong has turned out so far to be more glamorous than one might expect of a homeless magazine intern with a pocket full of moths and exactly two contacts. The free flat, free lunches, the free … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Hong Kong, travel
Keeping it together
When you break up with someone there are supposedly four stages of recovery: denial, anger, grief and acceptance. After my split in November, I Googled ‘what to expect’ – a callous approach maybe, scientific definitely – but forewarned is forearmed … Continue reading
Filed under Love
Today I will be mostly reading…
I have just found a great online magazine for travelers, travel bloggers, travel writers – www.bravenewtraveler.com. Seems to have everything fro top tips for improving group emails home and practical gumph like what to pack for a RTW trip to … Continue reading
Filed under travel
Budd(a)ing commercialism
If there was an award for the most cynical place of worship ever then Po Lin monastery would win hands down. Situated on the Ngong Ping Plateau of Lantau island, Hong Kong, it is home to one of the … Continue reading
Health and safety inspector
Hong Kong officials are obsessed with public health and safety. Every conceivable risk has been identified and then warned against. Every activity seems fraught with danger, if you take the time to read all the millions of signs dotting every … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Hong Kong, Thailand, travel
Light not so fantastic
Hongkongers call this time of year Bitter Moon as the city is at its coldest in the few weeks before Chinese New Year. So why was I perched on a wall by a very cold harbour in the path of … Continue reading
Learning to walk
I have decided that Hong Kong is like London, except with more interesting and effective public transport. Travel here not only includes tube (MTR) and bus, but old-fashioned trams and the futuristic ‘travelator’ – an escalator that takes people down … Continue reading
Apartmental
I’ve got a flat! Well, it’s not mine – just a loaner until next week – but I don’t think I have ever been happier about anything ever in my life, ever. Living in the Hong Kong hostel system had … Continue reading
