Here’s the long take on our 9-day cycling journey around Taiwan in Sep/Oct 2014. It was not quite the full round but almost. We were supposed to cover 912km, but our speedometers indicated otherwise. Amongst us (& the meters), there were variances too. So, I’d put the distance at between […]
A cyclist’s dream come true Riding a bicycle is about getting back to basics. It’s good for the waistline and it’s good for the wallet, is what I’m saying. – Phil Keoghan, presenter (The Amazing Race) 9 days of sitting in a bicycle saddle didn’t do anything for my waistline, […]
A Belly-Fullfilling Outing We arrived – armed with 2 foodie guides and 1 A4 printout crowded with eatery names. I’d often wondered why people raved about food in Hong Kong. This time, I was determined to find out. We arrived in Hong Kong very early. So, the logical […]
Hidden In the Mist: A piece of Europe We were beat after MacLehose so we weren’t sure if we could make it to Lantau. Thankfully, the foot massage at Happy Foot helped revived us somewhat so the next day, we pressed on to Lantau Island as planned. I was debating […]
The Day We Almost Became Toast Roz’s tips were precise. So getting lost was entirely our fault. Her instructions for getting to MacLehose Trail Stage 4 were: Take the MTR to Choi Hung (rainbow) Station (check), get out from Exit A (check), then take a taxi to Gilwell Campsite via Fei Ggo Shan […]
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