The Big Buddha

Avian Flu? Nope, I've got Hong Kong Fever!

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May 3rd 2006
After spending the last couple of days doing sweet fuck all because we had both come down with an unpleasant case of traveler's poopies, ambition kicked in and we headed for the outlying islands, hoping some new scenery and fish would quell the beast within and allow us a day not centered around inspecting the latrines of every McDonald's in Hong Kong. It wasn't going well. We were slow gett ... 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