A-Z of Edinburgh
While I’m originally from the Scottish Borders, and it was a nice place to grow up, Edinburgh quickly became my second home when I went there for university. I may have left it to jet off halfway around…
Monkey Mountain
As far as Hong Kong’s hiking trails go, Monkey Mountain is one of the easiest, particularly for beginners – and I say this as a fairly inactive person, who survived Lion Rock. It’s not a long or strenuous…
Outfit – Hiking We Will Go
So anyone who’s been about on this blog for a while may have noticed that I do a bit of hiking now and then, especially since moving to Hong Kong. That said, I’m not generally an active person,…
It’s So Very Cold
I can’t believe I’m writing that title as a Scottish girl living a few hundred miles further south than she used to – I never thought I’d feel particularly cold at all this year! But Hong Kong is…
The Big Buddha | Hong Kong
Now that I’m back in Hong Kong after being home for Christmas, that means resuming my sight-seeing activities! Yes, there are still things here I haven’t seen yet. The Big Buddha – properly called the Tian Tan Buddha –…
2015: Year in Review
Another year, been and gone. While I know that New Year is just another day in the grand scheme of things, and nothing will change overnight, I do think the end of the year is a good time…
Hong Kong: Term 1 Update
Ok, if we’re being technical my 1st term doesn’t actually finish until Chinese New Year in February, but we’ve broken up for Christmas now, which is the first long holiday I’ve had since starting my job in Hong…
Hiking Lion Rock
I don’t know why I’m suddenly hiking so much more in Hong Kong, since I didn’t do it that often at home – see my posts from Mirror Pool, Dragon’s Back, and of course, The Peak. But…
Day Trip to Cheung Chau Island
I may have only just visited Lamma Island a few days previously, but I was straight back out to another of Hong Kong’s Outlying Islands at the weekend. Cheung Chau was one we’d been hoping to go to…
Day Out to Lamma Island
Most people’s first thoughts of Hong Kong are a buzzing, hectic metropolis, with its skyline dominated by towering skyscrapers. Yet just a stone’s throw from the concrete maze, lies many natural treasures hidden in the city. Such examples…
