The Armchair Traveller

And here they are, the New 7 Wonders of the world! (If you didn’t make your vote count, like I told you to in an earlier blog posting, then don’t complain about the final selection)  Christ Redeemer, Brasil  The Colosseum, Italy  Petra, Jordan  Chichan Itza, Mexico  The Taj Mahal, India  The Great Wall of China, China [...]

Well, after a VERY long time travelling (from Hong Kong to London via Frankfurt) Rachel and I finally landed in London, our final destination for a while, at about 10.30pm on, what was in London, Tuesday 10 July. Surprisingly, customs at Heathrow airport went really smoothly. My body clock was all mixed up and I [...]

Today Rachel and I ventured out on our own. We were up early again and headed towards the nearest MTR (Mass Transit Railway) station on Jordan Road where we experienced the Hong Kong underground railway system. It was amazing! The trains were really regular, changing from one train to another couldn’t have been easier because [...]

Sunday we had an early start, we were picked up for today’s tour at 8am! We went through the same process of stickers, other pickups, and bus swapping, then with Kimmi as our guide (she told us all about the man shortage in Hong Kong and how women such as herself have a hard time [...]

On the second day of our trip to Hong Kong Rachel and I decided to make the most of an afternoon tour by catching up on some much needed sleep and sleeping in late that Saturday morning. The tour began at 1pm with us waiting in the Hotel lobby with stickers on our tops (as [...]

After a crazy farewell at Wellington airport yes my family were ALL there and it was a good thing, no real time for tears because there were so many to hug and so much going on it was all a bit of a blur.  Arrived at Auckland airport to be greeted by more family and [...]