From The Peak

Reporting From Location

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April 24th 2006
I like to think that when it comes to travel I've got my shit together. Well...even the best have the occasional bad day. The plan was this: drive to Shimonoseki on Friday night, sleep in the car on an expressway rest stop, then continue to Fukuoka airport in the morning to catch our flight to Hong Kong. The journey started out great, but fell apart a mere ten minutes into the drive beca ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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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