A quest to see the world and to get more out of life
I should tell you that spending just three days in Hong Kong was barely enough to scratch the surface of this vibrant city. It has so much more to offer than just a cosmopolitan metropolis filled with skyscrapers. There were scenic mountainous landscapes as well as stunning beaches. There’s also the Chinese heritage that we…
Continuing on our exploration of Hong Kong island, we were looking forward to visiting the Victoria Peak. We booked our tickets ahead while we were still in Manila, saving us a little money. We paid HKD 235 for the entrances to the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Sky Terrace 428, and for round-trip Peak tram…
Our second day in Hong Kong was dedicated to seeing Hong Kong island. It’s the island south of the Kowloon peninsula, and it’s where the Central Business District is located. From the hotel where we stayed, we took a taxi to get to a tram station, because riding the tram or the dingding, as how the locals…
To tell you honestly, I’m not a fan a big cities. Sure, I like how efficient their transportation systems are and how pedestrian-friendly their sidewalks can get, but I don’t like how cities like these lose their heritage — it’s like they don’t have identities of their own! That’s one of the thoughts racing on…
Tempus fugit was perhaps the favorite phrase of one of my professors in college. Time flies. Indeed, it did. The past weeks flew by in a haze, and now almost 2012 is over.