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Monthly Archive for: ‘December, 2011’

I find Buddha, and go inside him.

Up early today because I’m off to see one of the 10 wonders of the Buddhist world. I am of course talking about the “Big Buddha”. I can’t even begin to convey how easy it is to travel in Hong Kong on the subway system. I walk out of the station and I’m in an outdoor shopping area. I make …

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100 years and never an accident?

You see all these photos of Hong Kong at night, all the high-rise buildings separated by a body of water. People always ask me how I find the places I travel to, its easy. I go online and look for the most striking photos. In this case I saw a photo of the Hong Kong skyline taken from “The Peak”. …

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And they’re OFF!

I arrive early to the airport, its 9pm and I walk up to the ticketing counter. “Your Passport please, Sir I would like to offer you $400 for your seat on this flight if you are willing to change to a later flight tomorrow.” $400? Its like a carrot in front of a donkey, looks like a deal, but then …

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