North Pole

A New Beginning

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December 29th 2007
Well my trip around the world is finally here! As I write this, our plane is located directly on top of the north pole. Today got off to a rocky start, to say the least. Bad weather in Chicago would have caused me to miss my flight to Hong Kong from there, so at 8:00 this morning in the Columbia, SC airport, I was given a new flight on a different airline. I didn’t leave Columbia until 12:30pm, ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon

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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