TravelMonkey

Summary This is my 2nd trip to Hong Kong. I visited Hong 9 years ago pre-China handoff and now and post-China changes. What has changed? Is it the same Hong Kong as my previous visit? So much has changed. There are the obvous changes from new construction and then the other changes from political to social. I discovered more than I had missed from my first trip. The food seem to be better, every thing seem more efficient and clean. On the surface, Hong Kong seems like a bustling fast-paced city. Yes, it is a city full resonating of modernities and materialism. However, underneath the cell phones, skyscrapers, bright lights and endless shopping centers, lies a culture that is very traditional Chinese. One must scrape past the surface, to see this. Take a trip to ... read more

Thoughts India was a fascinating experience but one of the most intense and physically draining trip we've ever taken (and we have traveled all around the world). There's lots of great things in India like the awesome food, spices, beautiful clothes, culture, history, colors, spirituality but many bad things that hit you in the heart, like the abject poverty, malnourished child beggars with no clothes on, homeless people, intense heat, pollution, lack of sanitation, excrement, garbage everywhere that makes it overwhelming. Where we went We spent our time in the Golden Triangle (New Delhi, Agra & Jaipur) Delhi was an interesting city, especially Old Delhi & the lively streets of Chadni Chowke. We visited the ancient monuments and Gandhi memorials. Loved the memorials to Gandhi. Agra town center was just as chaotic and lively. Taj Mahal ... read more