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Full On In Hong Kong
How can we describe Hong Kong to those who have never been, or to those who are intrigued as to how it’s changed since passing from Britain to China almost thirty years ago? It’s difficult to know where to start. A city where the presence of the ultra modern is totally unmissable yet where traditional ways of life still exist, just out of sight. A city with the best and most comprehensive – and varied – public transport system we’ve ever encountered. A city with such an extensive network of footbridges, walkways, promenades and subways that it’s possible to walk a considerable distance without crossing a single street. And, a…
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Car To Carcar, Boat To Bohol, Pigs In Between
Our driver is here early and we’re off, leaving Moalboal behind feeling like it’s a little too soon to be making our way back across Cebu Island to our next destination, Carcar. As we drive away from our digs, the driver heads towards White Beach, which we know is a dead end road on a peninsula. He must know a cut through. His Google Maps satnav keeps telling him to do a U-turn, he ignores it every time. He must know a cut through. Eventually when he stops and asks directions, the guys at the roadside point back the way we’ve come. “Oh”, he chuckles, “wrong way!”. So, it seems…
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Last Day on Syros
We nearly changed our minds. Our outline plan was always to make this our last day here before we move on to the next island, but we nearly scrapped that and stayed a bit longer, such is the charm of Kini, on Syros. Walks into the mountains, a backdrop of rolling countryside, the sound of the Aegean rolling in, the soft sand, the oh so chilled beachfront bars, the peace and relaxation. The beach itself. We liked it here. But one of our travel maxims is: move on while you still love a place, and don’t stay too long. So we’ve stuck with the plan, despite Kini calling us to…
