Category Archives: Travelogue
Day Trips in HK
Day trips in HK, a guide from CNNgo. There’s more to HK than shopping and eating Dim Sum. In fact, HK has the best of both worlds – the mountains and seas. You’d be spoilt for choice and can indulge … Continue reading
Filed under Hong Kong, Travelogue
South of France
Round-about, there are plenty of these as you drive along the village roads in the south. Most villages that were passed on the way seemed abandoned as the shops were mostly closed and nary a soul on the street. Characteristic … Continue reading
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Portraits of Patpong in Day Light – CNN
Patpong is Bangkok’s famous bar street, a street lined with go-go bars that feature scantily dressed dancers, poll-dancing and everything naughty that you can imagine. It comes alive at night when the neon lights come on, music is turned right … Continue reading
Filed under Favorite pictures, Interesting Articles, Thailand
Photolog : Mui Wo, Lantau, HK
Mui Wo is on Lantau Island and accesible from HK Island, via ferry. It is a popular weekend/holiday destination for the local HKger. Once you’ve arrived at Mui Wo, you instantly feel relaxed, as-if you’ve left HK and arrived at a village. … Continue reading
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Anticipating worst traffic in Jakarta today
The Indonesian word for traffic is “Macet”, a term that I quickly became familiar with. Traffic during rush-hour (and especially after rain) in Jakarta is bad, everyday. So much so that every local speak of it like it’s a way of … Continue reading
Filed under Mindless rantings, Travelogue
Taxi Fare in Singapore
Although Singapore is a small country and well connected by trains and buses, the most convenient mode of transportation is taxi. It also happens to be the most expensive. The flag-down of S$2.80 is comparable to taxis in Hong Kong … Continue reading
Filed under Advice, Travelogue
Sunrise in Bermuda
Today is the first day I’ve been awake early enough to catch the sunrise.. and this was because I had a flight to catch. Sunrise is from 715am onwards. The sky lights up like gold and the clouds seem to … Continue reading
Filed under Bermuda, Favorite pictures
You must be a Bermudian, when…
You know that Ginger Beer is much better than Ginger Ale You say ‘inna’ after almost every sentence You know Johnny Barnes You know the difference between Hamilton and Hamilton Parish You have an “Ace Boy” or “Ace Gurl” Your … Continue reading
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Things slow way-down in Bermuda
One of the first things I noticed is how slow everyone moves here… in comparison to Hong Kong. At first it irritated me, e.g. I was on the bus and a man had pressed the bell to get down. When … Continue reading
Sunday in Bermuda
Almost everything shuts down on Sunday – no retail shopping (except maybe the supermarket), in some places the bus only operate from 10am to 5pm and most restaurants are closed, except the ones in hotels. This was a problem for … Continue reading
Filed under Bermuda, Travelogue
