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Summer, 2018 JHarwood
Whale spotting!
June 21, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Pictures to follow!
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Lunch in Hahndorf
June 21, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Pit stop on the way back from whale watching in a German town, created in the 19th century by Lutheran migrants, the town is mini-Germany in the Adelaide hills!
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Mt Lofty
June 21, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Sadly the sun was in the wrong spot but a beautiful lookout onto the city of Adelaide!
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Last Stop Hong Kong
June 22, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Well after nearly 6 weeks exploring Australia it’s time to head back to Hong Kong and explore the final stop on my journey!
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First Night in Hong Kong!
June 22, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Well today has been an absolute whirlwind, but one of my best days by far! From getting up at 4am (yes it was a struggle), delayed flight, and having the chattiest passenger ever sitting next to me, although I think I was somewhat worse! I finally made it to Hong Kong only 2 hours later than planned. After checking in at the hotel myself and my new friend from the flight ventured out into hot humid city centre of Hong Kong, no joke it was over 25C and nearly 90% humidity, I was ready to melt. Starting out in the North side of Kowloon we walked over 15KM, snaking our way through the maze of markets, bright lights, neon light, questionable food and beautiful back streets! Ending up at the waterfront overlooking one of the most impressive skyline I have ever seen. My first night in Hong Kong was absolutely amazing and is something I will definitely remember!Read more
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Hong Kong Skyline
June 22, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Ending the evening with the Hong Kong skyline! Absolutely huge and beautiful man-made beauty!
Traveler This looks British... then not!
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Traveler Almost as good as the Liverpool skyline.
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Ferry to Macau
June 23, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Up early this morning to travel to Macau, another city state off China. Part of the Portuguese empire until it’s sovereignty was returned to China, Macau is now widely known for being the gambling capital of the world, and the only place in China where it is legal to gamble!Read more
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Rainy Macau
June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
I’ve arrived in Macau and it is chucking it down, hoping that it clears up soon so I don't have to keep diving into shops, and I do mean diving, with this rain Macau will soon be a swimming pool!
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Museum of Macau
June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Sheltering from the rain at the Museum of Macau!
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Ruins of St. Paul's
June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Well the clouds have finally stopped having a hissy fit and I can finally explore the old town of Macau starting with the ruins of St Paul, dating back to the 17th Century and a UNESCO world heritage sit.Read more
Traveler Amazing, but so sad that's all that is left.
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Walking around Macau (1)
June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
The way that Portugue's culture and architecture is sown in with Chinese and Asian architecture is just fascinating- at time I think I'm in Madeira! Also the use of bamboo here is amazing, I've seen sky scrapers under construction with bamboo used as scaffolding, really keeping old school building techniques alive, and the use of bamboo to build a stage at the Na Tcha Temple.Read more
Traveler You're right, this is very like Madeira!
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Walking around Macau (2)
June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Walking from the modern harbour to the old harbour, I passed churches, temples and amazing architecture!
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View to Mainland China!
June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Crazy how close I am to mainland China and the home of Communism, the gap is smaller than the River Mersey. Yet on one side of this border capitalism is king and on the other it is communism!
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Obligatory Casino Stop
June 23, 2018 in Macao ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I suppose while I am in the gambling capital of the world, and the only city in China were gambling is legal I have to actually visit one. I honestly can't describe the sheer size of this casino, it had over 6 floors packed with tables. I watched one women exchange over $10,000HKG (£1,000) for casino chips and then proceed to loose nearly $5,000 (£500) instantly on a table! The amount of money flying round was just crazy, and thought I only went in to get a free ticket to the ferry terminal (cheeky hack I know) and ended up staying in there for over an hour!Read more
Traveler Wouldn't be out of place in Vegas!
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Walking around Hong Kong (1)
June 24, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Starting the morning walking around the CBD of Hong Kong. The opulence and modernism of the skyscrapers is just crazy, but the fact that they are side by side with buildings that express sheer poverty is mind blowing. Hong Kong may be seen as the centre of free trade, but its problem of income inequality is easy to see.Read more
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Tram to Victoria Peak
June 24, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Well I've made it to the Tram that will take me to Victoria peak, it is over 120 years old and is a fantastic way to travel to the top. It also supplies an amazing visual illusion, half way up the skyscrapers of the Hong Kong Central seem to tilt inwards towards the mountain, it is so surreal and has to be seen to be believed!Read more
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View from the peak!
June 24, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Well what an absolutely amazing view this is from the peak, best way to see the size of Hong Kong and the beauty of its skyscrapers, it has the highest density of skyscrapers anywhere in the world, with over 1,300 skyscrapers, and well over 7,000 high-rise buildings, which staked on top of each other would reach over 300KM in the sky! You can thank the tour guide for those facts ha!Read more
Traveler Beautiful!
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Traveler Great shot!
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Exploring Mong Kok
June 24, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
New hotel for the night on the north side of Hong Kong so it's time to explore Mong Kok, I saw it briefly on my first night in HK but it is great to see it in the day time!
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Last day in Hong Kong
June 25, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Time for my last day in Hong Kong and my last day for this whole trip!
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Gondola to the Big Buddha
June 25, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
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Big Buddah
June 25, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Train ride, gondola ride and a hike later, I’ve made it to the infamous big Buddha!
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Po Lin Monastery
June 25, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Exploring Po Lin Monastery and the building surrounding the Big Buddha, highlight has to be the amazing food for 0.30p, honestly it was amazing!!
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Flight Home!
June 26, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Well it’s that time, 42 days after arriving into Hong Kong I am leaving to travel back to the U.K!
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Trip end
June 26, 2018