Hong Kong 2014 002

Greetings from Asia - September, 2015

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October 30th 2015
Greetings from the other side of the international date line! Hong Kong is hot, humid, wet and sticky – did I mention it’s hot here? Only in the mid 90’s but with matching humidity, I can barely breathe. It’s been a long day and a half but it does take time to traverse the globe, and until teleportation is developed (a la Star Trek) that won’t change. I had start ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau 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