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Hong Kong: Victoria Peak I

From the HKU Campus up to Victoria Peak is a quick 45 minute hike, well more of a walk really but it reveals some spectacular views of Hong Kong and not just the one from the top The day started as many do in the learning commons at HKU which, if you get a space, …

Chinese New Year

Happy New Year of the Pig 2019 everybody, I didn’t take my camera up to the peak so you’ll have to deal with phone photos for this week. I have however been busy, Chinese New Year presents a lot of opportunities and you’ve got the week off which helps. The New Years Parade through Kowloon …

Hong Kong: Chi Lin Nunery

This is one of those really touristy things everyone should go see, the Nunnery is a not very old Buddhist Temple Complex with an amazing garden and some great architecture. Located in Diamond Hill it is slightly out of the way, as things in Hong Kong go anyways, but is definetly worth the MTR ride …

Italy: A Day In Sorrento

This day was a bit of a failure, we were planning on going to the Amalfi Coast and doing a short hike along a route we had heard about from some of the people we met during our trip to Capri We got up early, well at least by holiday standards, had breakfast and went …

Italy: Capri & Anacapri

These first few blog entries are just gonna be me playing catchup, this first one takes us back more than 4 months to my family holiday in Italy. The whole trip was amazing but one of the highlights was our day trip to, and around Capri. Quite a few of the pictures from that day, …