The Bad Touch
or: A Surprising Cape Town Welcome Practice Before any trip, aside from the well wishes, there are always some warnings thrown in, things to be aware of, cultural practices etc. The severity and content of the warnings seems to be […]
Heat of the Moment
Or: The Great Packing Tragedy of 2017 As long-time readers may be aware (I’m assuming you’ve also been paying attention to what you’ve been reading and have remembered it), I am a fan of keeping things to a minimum, including […]
Everything is Awesome
Or: Why is Colouring as an Adult Popular and Lego Is Not? I’m incredibly fortunate to have found some pretty amazing people to call my friends. They are all impressive in their own right and as a group, well, let’s […]
Circle of Expats
Or: The Importance Of Continuing to Make New Friends To the tune of Circle of Life From the day we arrive in Hong Kong And blinking, step into the sun There’s more to see than can ever be seen More […]
Reflektor
Or: That Month Was Fast It’s been just over a month since I finished working in a corporate role. As with any milestone, I’m taking this opportunity to reflect on what I have learnt and observed over this period. In […]
The Journey to the Grey Havens
Or: This Rooster Didn’t Last Long One of the 974 things I like about Hong Kong is that it is still possible for me to have an adventure even though I’ve lived here for so long. There’s so many areas […]
Kung Hei Fat Choi
Or: Pole Dancing Lions are Pretty Impressive As with every Chinese New Year (CNY) for the past six or so years, I have left my usual residence to experience another area’s festivities. Usually that area is Shanghai. This year, it’s […]
All Night Long (All Night)
Or: How to increase your daily steps without really trying My tale begins with two beers and ends via an accidental detour to the Queen Mary Hospital, arriving at my latest home roughly two hours later, with some lessons learnt. […]
Monster Hospital
or: Great excuse for a holiday I have now participated in one of tourism’s growing trends – medical tourism. I’m a prime candidate given my love of travel though many others opt for it for various other reasons including a […]
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Or: Is it ever possible to have too much sugar? This weekend has been an excellent break from HK with friends from the US, Singapore and HK all descending on Bangkok. Aside from catching up, copious amounts of massages for […]