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Hong Kong in the Flog
When trying to ask the waiter in the restaurant on top of Victoria Peak how often the fog is like this, he was rather puzzled and could not work out what we were on about. After several minutes he can back and replied “ahh the flog”. Brilliant. Apparantly March is one of the worst months […]
20Mar2009 | Alex and Dorota | 0 comments | Continued
Dropping stuff out windows
Stop doing this!! It’s wrong. An amusing message left outside our Hong Kong apartment this morning. People have been complaining about residents throwing objects out of the windows. What’s wrong with that from the 20th floor?
19Mar2009 | Alex and Dorota | 0 comments | Continued
Fresh Fruit Juices from Hong Kong Night Stalls
It became our Hong Kong daily tradition to get a fresh fruit juice produced by this really nice lady who worked at the counter. Using quite simple tools the juices were fantastic and served very quickly. As our Chinese was quite limited (Alex was trying to say ‘thank you’ in Chinese, but no one could […]
19Mar2009 | Dorota and Alex | 2 comments | Continued
Plastic food in Hong Kong
I came across various ways of presenting menus: in some countries you get photos, less or more attractive, in other countries, such as India it is cheaper to pay someone to paint pictures/billboards. In China they are more creative and the mass production supports creating plastic food, which looks hilarious on restaurants’ displays.
19Mar2009 | Dorota and Alex | 2 comments | ContinuedAquaDom/AquaDome – Berlin Sealife Centre
The AquaDom in Berlin, it was ok, although extremely hyped up. No comparison to the Great Barrier Reef… Sydney here we come 🙂
5Mar2009 | Alex and Dorota | 2 comments | ContinuedAm I too old for Wall-E?
I’m shocked that I’m almost 29 and I still couldn’t resist buying this R/C Wall-E Toy. This little Disney/Pixars U-Control Wall-E is fantasitc and my little sister is going to love it! As much as I do, I can’t take it to Australia.
2Mar2009 | Alex | 0 comments | ContinuedRafting in Köprülü Kanyon National Park, Turkey
Situated over the Köprüçay is an old Romain stone bridge spanning Köprülü Kanyon, which is still in use today. It is this bridge (Köprülü) that the fast flowing river gets its name from. The rafting here was fun, but nothing like the Futaleufu River, Chili or the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. Here the rapids are […]
1Mar2009 | Alex and Dorota | 0 comments | Continued
1 Bedroom flat to rent in Brighton/Hove – Furnished
Do you want to rent my flat? My furnished 1 bedroom flat in Hove with communal parking is now up for rent. I have decided to move to Sydney, so as from the 13th March my flat is available. It’s in a perfect location, on the border between Brighton and Hove, 4 minutes to the […]
28Feb2009 | Alex | Comments Off on 1 Bedroom flat to rent in Brighton/Hove – Furnished | Continued
Flights booked to Hong Kong and Sydney
Well next month is going to be an amazing month of travelling for me. I have just recieved confirmation of my flights to Hong Kong and Sydney from eBookers, after spending hours trawling the aggregators they had the cheapest Cathay Pacific flights. eBookers also allow you to search for multi-stop flights. The only problem is […]
20Feb2009 | Alex and Dorota | 4 comments | ContinuedMy First Solo Skydive Video, Picton, Sydney
Well after completing my accelerated free fall course with Sydney Skydivers on 12/01/2005, here is the video of my first solo skydive. Skydiving is most definitely the most exhilarating hobby I have had, unfortunately I haven’t been able to skydive in the UK since getting home. This isn’t down to the price of skydiving as […]
14Jan2009 | Alex | 4 comments | Continued
