When I started out this year, I knew I would see a lot of strange things, and have plenty of different, unusual experiences. I didn’t really think too much about where I would spend Christmas. I didn’t even know which country I would be in, until a few days ago. But being flexible has its [...]
Entries from December 25th, 2007
Laowai once more
December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
You know, at one stage I thought I’d never want to hear the call of “laowai” ever again. And yet…after a nice long break in Hong Kong, eating Indian/Turkish/Western foods, reading/watching English-language media, not being stared at…I started to miss China. So the bikes were packed up, and we rolled onto the ferry to Macau. [...]
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Eh? Are we still in Hong Kong?
December 12th, 2007 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
We rode off the ferry from Central to Mui Wo, past a huge sea of bikes, along a bike path, and carried on along the coast, quiet little roads, no hassle, very few cars, nice little beach. We just looked at each other and realised we were both thinking the same thing: “This place is [...]
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This goes with that
December 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Lawnmowers and bicycles. Key cutting and shoe repair. Those things that shops always seem to combine, for some historical reason. But in Hong Kong there’s another pairing you might not have thought of: High-brow foreign affairs journals and vibrators. Yep. Pick up a copy of “Far Eastern Economic Review” and a sex toy from the [...]