Blogs from Lamma Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 3

Al has already been to Hong Kong so he was kind enough to do it all over again with me, so up Victoria Peak we go in search of a perfect view of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon (where most people live).It seems that many of China’s cities are extremely smoggy we believe its due to all the pollution from the factories, but even during “Golden Week” when the factories close there is still smog all around. Its only been 10 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China however Hong Kong still maintains its own economic, social and legal systems and there is a huge ex pat community living there making it easy to communicate as most people speak English. Our tour has come to an end and its time to say goodbye that ... read more

The most surreal episode of the trip so far occured yesterday... I head over to lamma island for a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. This is a beautiful little place and displays a massive contrast between old and new China. On arrival, if you look to your left you see a tiny little fishing village with fresh fish in tanks outside of the restaurants. To your right there is an enourmous Industrial factory with huge steam towers. I head through a village called Wang Long (they have some cool names out here) and onto a beach resort. The village is beautiful and looks completely untouched by the Western world although there is a commercial side to it as well. The surreal bit... Whilst sitting in a beach restaurant eating spring rolls, this ... read more

As the sun baked down, our three intrepid explorers made there way through the lush green mountainous island. Heading from Yung Shue Wan (area josh lives in,) to Sok Kwu Wan on the other side of the island. The island is covered with steep concrete paths that make walking round Lamma fairly easy. Spaced out along the paths, in areas with great views are these Chinese pagodas. The one we stopped at on the way back was a godsend with its cool breezes and comfy seating. Sok Kwu Wan is a much smaller, quieter place that seems to be made up mainly of the fish farms and seafood restaurants that are famous in Hong Kong. The restaurants actually have there own ferries to bring in customers from the city. It's a very picturesque place with ... read more

October Friday 14th-22nd : Guelph/Kettleby/T.O. Guelph: Lovely to spend some time with Yessie, whom I haven’t spent much time with over the past few years, and was so happy to hang with. We ate pad thai ‘til I nearly keeled over, had some good cawfey tawlks and watched ‘batteries not included’ -what pattootters those little ‘bots were. Never met the elusive roommate Dan, who hibernated…what’s the status on that one girl? //Apres Jess, I visited Gemma, who had cute roommate Matt deux.( hehhy-ey!...paige’s gay horse joke has become the, well my house joke. Hehehe) Went out when I shouldn’t have and bronchitis. Shyiht. (poo-ya) So, yeah, I had a sore throaght, and thought I’d abstain from substances when I went to trivia night at Jimi Jazz. Owed Gemma a drink, so I ‘had’ to toast her ... read more