Hong Kong, June 2024
Yes, I'm back in Hong Kong for the second year in a row. This time, the timing was related to the Dragon Boat Festival, which I have been trying to attend for decades.
The only downside of visiting in June is the weather gods, who are usually active and make it the wettest month. Oh well, it's more and more likely this will end up being the blog of "Hong Kong in the rain" rather than what I had planned.
Check out the above photo, taken early in this trip from the Kowloon waterfront showing the Hong Kong island skyline in the middle of one of the very frequent rain storms.
Shock horror, it's finally stopped raining long enough for me to make it out to the Chi Lin Nunnery and the attached Nan Lian Gardens. And yes, the tale of this visit is finally available.
So far, the only additions are for the Dragon Boats, Chi Lin Nunnery, and the Kowloon Waterfront Walk but more will be added in the next week or so.
Christmas in Singapore. I have wanted to do this for many years: spend the Christmas holidays in sunny Singapore and experience how different it is compared to Sydney; in 2023, it finally happened. [read].
Hong Kong 2023. After China finally opened up after the COVID nightmare, my finances allowed it, and various other things aligned, the time to go back to Hong Kong has finally arrived after way too many years. Just think of all the changes over the past 30+ years since my first visit. [read]
Orchid Gallery. On my latest Singapore trip back in April 2023, on a stormy day I visited the Botanical Gardens, which is also home to the National Orchids Gardens, the result is this very colourful gallery. And yes, I will add Australian Orchids when time allows. [view]
Singapore 2023. Yes, back to Singapore for the second time in 2 years. Some people would call me nuts and claim that it would be too dull to visit too often, but no, not for me; it's one of my favourite places to visit, and with each visit, I always have more things to see and do. [read]
Kieser Physio and Strength Training. People said it would never happen, that I would never join any gym, but were they all wrong, as after my back went out yet again, and on the recommendation of a work colleague. [read]
Singapore 2022. This is my first trip since most of the planet came out of the COVID restrictions, and while this is not even close to my first visit to Singapore, it is going to be the first where I can actually play tourist, and do some shopping, serious shopping. [read]