Discovery of Hong Kong
In the HK magazine this week, I found this funny column about jetlag written by "The Straight Man" (i.e. Y. Tu). As Xav was coming back from France for the 4th time in less than 8 months, I decided that it was totally appropriated to share it with you....
Bathing is the best part of the day! You have seen the leaflet with people having so much fun in the River that you can’t wait for your turn… Bathing and washing the elephants is a unique experience, however the river where you are going to take them...
After eating, it is time to learn how to ride and guide an elephant because the next step will be a short ride in the country side. It does not seem too difficult when our guide is showing us how to climb on the head. When it is my turn, I realized that...
Starting the day at the Baan Chang Elephant Park is a compulsory stop if you are in Chiang Mai. The wake up time is a bit harsh as the guide and the driver came to pick us up at 6.15 am. They were delayed as another couple was still asleep and missed...
The new budget for 2013-2014 has been presented on the 27th of February by the finance minister J. Tsang Chun-Wah. Based on a 1.5 % to 3.5 % economic GDP growth and an annual inflation around 4.2%, the total government expenses budgeted is 440 billion...
It is soon the end of the dry season in Hong Kong. When you say rain, you also think raincoats, rain shoes and umbrellas… The rain season is a real challenge on its own in this city; and it is not because of the potential heavy rainstorm or the floods...
These photos were taken by the Society for Community Organization (soCO) in Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong and Kowloon City, to show the living conditions of poor people in Hong Kong, which is consider as one of Asia’s richest cities. According to this organization,...