Happy Valley Races | Hong Kong
Hong Kong has many things which make it unique, from locations to traditions to simple daily quirks observed in the street, with both Chinese and Western influences at work. One of its well-known events is the horse racing…
An Afternoon in Aberdeen | Hong Kong
Despite having lived in Scotland for the first 21 years of my life, I’ve never been to Aberdeen – I lived in the Lowlands, and just never had reason to go. So imagine my surprise to discover that…
Travel Inspiration – Costa Rica
I feel like Costa Rica has been gaining in popularity as a travel destination a lot in recent years; it’s certainly the country I’d heard the most about in Central America, prior to my trip there (Mexico excluded).…
Hiking: Mui Wo to Pui O
I will never get enough of public holidays! It’s so refreshing to have a midweek break, and splitting the week in half like that makes it far easier to get through the whole thing. This week it…
Summer Sun
Summer is most definitely here. It is so hot now! Well, it’s hot, yes, but it’s actually the humidity that lets me know summer has arrived here in Asia. It’s been muggy for days now, and the moisture…
Hong Kong Island on Instagram
The most famous sights in Hong Kong include The Peak, the Big Buddha, and Central skyline viewed across Victoria Harbour. Sights which have been photographed millions of times, plastered across tourism adverts all over the world. But Hong…
Life Update: 4 Months in Hong Kong
It’s been four months since I moved back to Hong Kong, with a new job and having found my own apartment, and I realised I haven’t really given a proper update since then. I was only returning to…
How to Move to a New Country
A title like that makes it sound so simple, but I can assure you, it’s anything but. Having moved country 3 times now, to France, Hong Kong, and Korea (4 times if you count returning to Hong Kong),…
Shanghai Disneyland | China
This is my last post about my trip to Shanghai (see parts one and two), and it only features one day, but what a day it was! I’ve already been to Disneyland parks in both Florida and Hong…
Shanghai Highlights, Part 2 | China
The latter half of my Shanghai trip involved a bit more sightseeing on my own, as China doesn’t have all the same public holidays as Hong Kong, and Tasha had to go back to work. We organised those days…
