Blogs from Sai Kung, Hong Kong, Asia

Hi Everyone, Today was one of my favorite days since I have been to Hong Kong. It started off with an early morning phone call cancelling the work I had to get done for the day. It was a true full day off and it was 6am. What to do? I opened my curtains and was greeted with yet another sunny day and a "very hot weather" warning coming through on my phone. I decided to take a trip out to Sai Kung which is an area of HK known as the "New Territories" To get there takes about 2 1/2 hours via public transportation. I took the DB03R to Sunny Bay MTR station where I hopped on to the Tung Chung line towards Central Station. I transferred to the Tsuen Wan line in Tsing Yi ... read more

Hiking in Hong Kong - Saiwanting to The High Island Reservoir Total Distance 7.12Km Total Time 3:35 minutes Maximum Air Temperature 31.2C Relative Humidity 50 - 71 Percent... read more

Po mojem je bil danes eden lepsih dni mojega zivljenja. Pa ne, da bi se kaj tako spektakularnega zgodilo, ker se ni (globalno gledano), ampak pocutje na mikronivoju je bilo pa ... fenomenalno. Po kavi - iz kafetjere!!! - in piskotkih sva se z Ankie zabrisali najprej na bus 1A do ferry postajalisca, potem pa na doubledecker 94 do druge koncne postaje Wong Shek pier. Med voznjo z busom sem ponovno videla drugi obraz HK: urejene kolesarske steze in pohodniske poti pa mravljisce lokalcev, ki so se v lepem vremenu pac podali ven. Nato sva ob 10.35 skocili na trajektic do zaliva Lai Chi Chong. Karta naju je stala 28 dolarjev v eno smer, kar je skorajda za 100 odstotkov vec kot med tednom. Jebiga. Na barki sva bili sprva edini. Kaksen velicasten obcutek. Midve, sonce, ... read more

Starting the blog again for this summer’s holiday. Again I'm not sure how often I'm going to find internet services. We leave for Kota Kinabalu in a few hours’ time. Tomorrow we will go to Mt Kinabalu for a few days. We've not been able to book a tour to the top of the mountain, we've been amazed at the bureaucracy and expense involved in that, so we're staying just outside the park and going to walk on the lower slopes. Can't wait!! We're anticipating rain and leeches.... read more

I woke up Saturday morning to a gray sort of day. The sun was hiding behind some clouds and there was a cold chill in the air. After a breakfast of fruits and coffee, my dad and I decided to go for a bike ride. We loaded up the bikes in the car and headed over to the Chinese University. After not having ridden a bike in whats probably been years, I was a little worried that there might be some injuries (both to me and possibly innocent bystanders). However, after a quick ride around the parking lot, the saying "its just like riding a bike" proved true. All geared up and ready to go, we took off on the bike path. And after remembering that they ride/drive on the other side of the "road," I ... read more