Random new year floats

Macao and Hong Kong

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February 18th 2010
From Vietnam we managed to get on a plane and were only 8kg over weight (we wore all our clothes on the plane - looked like losers). But arriving in Macao was a bit of a shock to both of us, massive sky scrapers with neon lights everywhere. It was Chinese new years so after finding our hotel (actually it was more like a shoe box filled with as many bunks as possible) we headed to the water front t ... 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