Category Archives: Hong Kong
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
Corporate Barbie
So, it has come to this. Chucking in life on the open road to write for in-flight magazines in the unrelenting urbanity of Hong Kong. Is it the ultimate sell out…returning to the office after 8 months of freedom as … Continue reading
A walk through Kowloon
Arriving in Hong Kong was a little overwhelming. The desire to go everywhere and see everything tempered by the confusion of momentarily confusion, the manic pace of life like headlights to my frightened rabbit. My first full day here I … Continue reading
Hong Kong Phooey!
I have to admit that my first impressions weren’t good. It’s cold, it’s expensive, it’s busy. Admittedly, it’s only because I’m coming from Thailand that it seems cold. Any stray Brit who ended up here now, unexpectedly, transported straight from … Continue reading
