Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Chris and I settled into a couple of club chairs in the lobby lounge of the Intercontinental just in time for the nightly 8 pm light up of skyscrapers along the harbor. On the tip of Kowloon, we had a great view of the north side of Hong Kong Island including the Bank of China…
So I’m waiting for my ship to come in, sipping a European beer pierside on Victoria Harbor (because you can’t drink the water in China, right?). There was a steady sea breeze pushing the boats in and out of view behind the land being reclaimed to my left but the late October air was dry…
I hate that dumb quote about enjoying the journey over the destination. Huh? However, I think that would be specifically applicable here on Lantau Island (烂头), Hong Kong’s biggest outlying island floating serenely in the mouth of the Pearl River. The 5.7-kilometer Ngong Ping Cable Car lifted Chris and me up and over the river,…
Act I — A retro hotel lobby, evening, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Ms. Suitcase: “Hi, I’m here to check in.”Hotel Man: “Yes, I’ll just need your passport.”Ms. Suitcase: “Here you are.”Hotel Man: “Your reservation is for the 29th and 30th?”Ms. Suitcase: “No.”Hotel Man: “Check out the 31st?”Ms. Suitcase: “No, check out the 3rd.”Hotel Man: “Ok, but…
Chris and Mari are celebrating their First Japanniversary…in Hong Kong! When we moved here I envied the multicolored passport stamps in everyone else’s passports. And they’d only been here maybe a year! I would NEVER have that many stamps! WRONG!! In addition to exploring Tokyo, Kyoto, Sasebo, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Yokohama, Kawasaki and of course Yamato…
Sunshine!! Yay!! The Scoop and I zipped off to Koryo Park by Atsugi Base’s west gate to see if it was fall yet. The park was just on the verge. There were some leaves on the ground, but most were hanging out on the trees still. This makes sense. This week will mark our First…
Chris Krueger on Corregidor Island, Philippines Tuesday, 11 August 2009We pulled into anchorage, and waited the normal several hours before we were able to get on the liberty boats to head off to the pier. As usual, there was lots to do before I could leave. But JB, JPATT, and I headed out to Manila,…
