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March 22nd 2010
I’m getting sick of writing this - and more so of doing this - I was up way too early again. I didn’t need to be up until 7:00 so when I awoke at 5:45 I was ticked. As always, there was no chance of my getting back to sleep. Yet another six hour night. I left Ha Noi this morning to depart Vietnam and go to Hong Kong. On my way to the airport - with horns honking all around me, especially from ... 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