Star Ferry and Clock Tower from Doulos

October 5th 2007
not literally but now that I have your attention, I can tell you about the world's oldest passenger liner that serves as the world's largest floating book fair, the SS Doulos. It was docked in Hong Kong this week so I paid a visit. It was built in 1914, two years after Titanic, and is set to be decommissioned in 2010. It's crew is all volunteer--400 from 50 countries and the ship has visited 55 ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Sai Kung

Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more

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Melissa Crews

Jo Sun (Hello) Friends! I am traveling to the City University of Hong Kong in 2006-2007 to gather data for the dissertation phase of my Public Administration doctorate from the University of West Florida. The guy on the left is Tex--the wonder dog--I'll miss him and his cohort in crime, Mollie, and my friends and family too. I'm sure Tex, Mollie and all of you will have some interesting adventures until I see you again! I depart for HK on September 27 and I hope you will check my travelblog site often for updates about the trip. Do jyeh and Joy geen...(thank you and goodbye!) M. ... full info

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