Honk Kong...it's out there somewhere

A weekend in Hong Kong

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May 25th 2009
A brief pitstop in Bangkok to collect our visas for India, and we're on our flight to Hong Kong, where we're spending the weekend with Sarah. Having gone there to teach for a year...6 years ago, we know the living must be good. We arrive onto a Hong Kong island shrouded in misty rain, with clouds gathering round the lofty peaks of hills and giddying forest of skyscrapers clustered on the slopes. A ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island

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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