Changing the pace a little, I flew to New Zealand and rented a car for a two week road trip. Although it was early winter, I figured it would be warm enough, around 20C. Plus I needed to getaway from the very humid climate of Hong Kong. I covered about 1800km of the north island, including […]
Month / May 2016
Macau
Situated a few kilometers west of Hong Kong, Macau makes for a great day trip. Although the city is not officially part of China, it enjoys the use of their military defense and foreign affairs while it maintains it’s own legal system, public security, monetary system, customs policy and immigration policy. Amazingly, for such a […]
Hong Kong
There’s an expression that says, “A Hong Kong second is a New York minute”, suggesting that Hong Kong’s pace is faster than New York’s. After spending a week in one of the most densely populated and energetic areas in the world, I completely agree. Truthfully, out of all the places I’ve been to so far, HK […]