Hong Kong Trips

We both had Thursday off, but man was it hectic. It was all about buying last minute travel necessities, getting the house clean, getting our hair did, and a million other errands. Then we stayed up late figuring out what was getting checked …

曾經有朋友說過，到西藏的人，除了理想，背後總有另一個不為人知的原因。 有人想逃避，有人想忘記，而我．．．只想．．．放開。 放開懷抱，找回自己。 在這數年問，我得到許多，失去的也不少。 寂寞夜裡打開心菲，翻轉記憶，原來我一無所有。 每一刻都要活得精彩！ …

We took the 8 o’clock flight to Hong Kong via the Philippine Airlines. I don’t have much sleep the night before and was heavily exhausted from finishing my end-of-semester deadlines in school. Our Hong Kong trip would be the official start of my …

June 13, 2004, Portland I arrive in Portland at 11:20am local time. From the airport I take a cab to the shipyard, leave the luggage at the door, and have my first meal onboard. It is not bad at all. It is Semester at Sea's first voyage with …

Reach HK airport. Check in hotel. Wong Tai Sin Temple (黄大仙庙) Wong Tai Sin is the most famous temple in Hong Kong. In HK movies, we always watch people going there on 1st or 15th of the month to pray and get the 符 (spell-paper), etc. As I am …

Se alquilo un coche modelo Perodua Kancil (850ex) por 80 Rm por un día y nos lo entregaron a las 8:00 am en el mismo hotel. El vehículo de alquiler se acordó devolverlo al día siguiente en Jesselton Point que es el puerto de salida donde parten l …

We sent away for our Visas. We booked our flights to/from/within China, accomodations for the first two weeks and a small group tour (8 including us & the leader) for the second two weeks. We are almost packed and ready for our month long trip …

Our goal is not just to create a journal to share with friends but also provide insight into a CYTS tour. I include a lot of detail with times and information about hotels for anyone who wants to go on a CYTS tour and wants to know what to …

Looking for a photo log instead? Oct 9th: Our flight leaves at 9:20 a.m. so we're up and about early, doing last minute trip preps and making the ten minute trip from our apartment to Seoul Station. At Seoul Station, we grab the Airport Express …

Today I woke up and the first thing I thought was - where is my cat - which is what I'm usually thinking these days when I wake up because he's generally a trouble maker. I realized I was in Hong Kong and it was still quite early given that …