Category Archives: Hong Kong

This snuggly guy was one of the many dogs floating around, this one at Po Lin Monastery at the Big Buddha.  He and the others roaming around had apparently not read the “no dogs” signs.  This one was totally “out” … Continue reading →

With rugby over, I had my cronies back, but we split up.  Patti and Jeff needed to help Jimbo schlepp his stuff to the metro where you catch the airport express.  Now get this.  You take your luggage to that station, … Continue reading →

I took off by myself.  It didn’t seem any less crowded in the metro on Sunday than during the week, in fact it almost seemed more so.  I got a little lost once I got to “Central” (kind of the … Continue reading →

It is Sunday morning in Hong Kong.  Yesterday we got started early and headed to the Hong Kong World Sevens Tournament. Pretty much what any sporting event is, with a large dose of Halloween/Bay to Breakers costuming.  Astronauts, Oktoberfest frauleins, … Continue reading →

Al was sweet enough to agree to be my sherpa Friday morning and we headed off to the fabric markets at Sham Shui Po, which is a neighborhood a few stops  down from where we are staying in Kowloon.  I … Continue reading →

Here is is Sunday already and I’m left trying to figure out what happened Thursday, Friday and Saturday!  No matter how tired one is, a travel journal should always be kept up daily… Thursday we had our usual breakfast at … Continue reading →

Arrived at 5 a.m., Patti and Al were at airport to meet me.  I was feeling pretty spry, glad to be at my destination.  We had breakfast at the hotel buffet at Panorama Hotel in Kowloon which overlooks Victoria Harbor and … Continue reading →

I truly thought I was going to throw up. Not because I am afraid to travel by myself – I rather enjoy it – but because I had fifty pounds of crap on my back half of which was for … Continue reading →

Well. When last we left Rocky and Bullwinkle, they were to meet on the plane in San Francisco. Bullwinkle was coming from Las Vegas where he had been on his annual reunion with his siblings, Rocky was coming from Orange … Continue reading →