Blogs from Asia - page 14785

Our day was spent at Ocean Park, an amusement park and aquarium in Aberdeen on the south side of Hong Kong Island. We hit the rides all day long and had a contest to see who could make the best silly face for the ride cameras. I, of course, made a standard-issue cripple face - complete with clasped hands and drool all while trying to lick my ear, and on the last ride pulled such a stern look that you'd think I wasn't having any fun at all. My vote goes to Denise though, whose hair was flying straight back, and had such a terrified look on her face you'd think her skin was about to peel off. But the highlight of the day was the clear(ish) skies at night allowing us an illuminated view of ... read more

Gleich nachdem wir in Vientiane das Visum für Kambodsch in der Tasche hatten, began unser Weg nach "Si-Phan-Don", dem südlichsten Zipfel von Laos. Unmitelbar vor der kambodschanischen Grenze erreicht hier der Mekong seine grösste Ausdehnung: zwischen den beiden Ufern ist er an einigen Stellenbis zu 30 Kilometer breit. Da gerade in der Trockenzeit relativ wenig Wasser dieses breite Flussbett durchfliesst, treten viele Inseln zutage, die der Region schliesslich ihren Namen geben: auf laotisch wird diese Region Si-Phan-Don genannt, oder auch "4.000 Islands". Die überfahrt vom "Festland" bietet eine gigantische Aussicht: ein weiter, blauer Horizont an deren Ende immer ein paar der 4.000 Islands mit kräftiger grüner Vegeatation zu sehen sind. Das Wasser selbst fliesst mal extrem flach über die rund gewaschenen Steine hinweg, mal schiesst das Miniboot, das uns auf die Insel bringt i... read more

I spent the day examining how the bus company manage modifications to their buses by trial, examination and then modifying the whole fleet. It’s a process that seems to generate more paperwork than spanner time but seems to get results. In the evening I went to Happy Valley race course, the headquarters of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and one of the entertainment epicentres in HK. Ronald has membership so I meet Rose, Arthur, Toni and Bill again and we’re able to have dinner in the member’s box overlooking the finish line. There are five races, and after two I’ve worked out how the odds are displayed and roughly how to bet, so I spread around £5 on three horses (it’s big money!) and make a small profit. Keeping the original stake and reinvesting the winnings, ... read more

This morning we got up nice and relaxed, didnt have to set an alram for anything which was nice, and the music last night did stop at 11pm which was cool - not too tired this morning. Chris had a massive cocnut last night, so is feeling a little nutty today! Breakfast was interesting, i had curry and rice with bbq sauce! hehehe, chris had cham and hot dogs again - strange boy! Set off on our exploration.... Booked bus ticked to go to melaka tomorrow - it was literally 5 minute walk and was really easy to book tickets. Then went back to tour agent and booked accommodation as we couldnt do it over the internet for some reason! HEaded off to the underground to go and explore, went to KL city centre and arrived ... read more

Yesterday, the island received news that the "dog hunters" were here. To start off there are many stray dogs around the island and some cause grief here, as they are known as the "jungle dogs". But some have become the house dogs of some chalets and businesses around here. There is at Nazri Nipah, Kumba, Fifi and her little brother. The cutests dogs you've ever seen. Just happy little things that follow you around. The staff at Nazri's were determined that Kumba and Fifi's brother were not gonna get shot by the hunters. Everyone kept a good eye on them yesterday to make sure they wouldn't wander away. These hunters do not follow the pet rule.. it just doesn't exist. Even if the dog is chained or has a collar, they shoot to kill and that's ... read more