Sweeping views of Hong Kong

Hong Kong - through the mist

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May 4th 2014
Geo: 22.33, 114.18A group tour. Our fist one! So we were down to the lobby quick smart and joined tour guide Alex, photographer Ping and driver Bob and thirteen other Honk Kong explorers for our half day "Hong Kong Island Tour."First stop was Victoria Peak via the famous vernacular tram. The usual Asia crush had our group of 15 tourers on board and we trundled up the hill in the Germ ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more