At 2300(ish) local time on 26th October, we landed in Brisbane on the East coast of Australia, picked up our bags (that got locked on the plane!) and booked ourselves on a bus to our hostel. The bus dropped off several people on the way so we got a night tour of Brisbane, which was [...]
Archive for October, 2008
3 days in Brisbane
Posted in Australia on Wednesday, 29 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Copy Watch?”, “Tailor, tailor?” and other Hong Kong craziness!
Posted in Hong Kong on Sunday, 26 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thought you guys might appreciate knowing some of the odd things that happen in Hong Kong, so here we go:
Nearly everywhere you go in the busy parts of Kowloon and Tsim Sha Tsui I got offered a knock off watch or a tailor (I’m obviously badly dressed – no comments please).
They use bamboo for scaffolding, it’s amazing!
Every [...]
Hong Kong
Posted in Hong Kong on Sunday, 26 October 2008 | 3 Comments »
We spent 3 (ish) days/ 2 nights in Hong Kong. It was the most crazy and busy place we have ever been. There were adverts and lights everwhere. People rushing around and speaking really fast in languages we don’t understand.
We arrived in Hong Kong at their lunch time. We got picked up at the airport and dropped [...]
We’re in Hong Kong!
Posted in Australia, tagged flights, Hong Kong on Saturday, 25 October 2008 | 1 Comment »
After spending about 12 hours in Heathrow airport & due to flight delays a night in a posh hotel (courtesy of Cathay Pacific) we finally left for Hong Kong at 1430 on Thursday and arrived safely on Friday morning.
The hotel is lovely and Hong Kong is a crazy place! Really enjoyed our first day and [...]
Leaving on a jet plane!
Posted in Planning on Tuesday, 21 October 2008 | 2 Comments »
We are on count down now. In a few hours time we will be on our way. Is not feeling real yet but the excitment is kicking in from time to time. Fingers crossed, here we go.
