Buddhist monastery

Buddhist monastery at Ngong Ping Po Lin

December 25th 2005
I found Hong Kong a wonderful city. A contrasting mix of high class designer shops next to Chinese street markets and traditional shops including doctors surgeries open to the street with little more than a curtain for privacy and shelves of potions on display. Getting accommodation was hard as everywhere seemed to be full of politicians or protestors at the WTO convention. I managed to get ro ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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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Kate Moore

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Welcome to my travel diary. This travel blog was started when I took a year to travel round the world in 2005-6. It was a fabulous year spent in three continents: Africa, Asia and South America. I met many people and had many adventures. Over the following three to four years, I regularly travelled to the Rift Valley in Kenya as part of my PhD study. I then worked for two years as a Research Associate visiting nomadic herders in Mongolia and Kazakhstan. I am still travelling as and when I can. I hope that you will enjoy my journals and keep in touch. Kate... full info

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