Day 4 – Hong Kong Disneyland ResortThere is a certain kind of magic that Disney weaves.It’s that nostalgic feeling of childhood, wonderment and losing yourself in make believe. It is that escape from reality; delighting the young who don’t yet know the harshness of life and it giving adults a unique opportunity to forget – even if just for one day – that...

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Where Pandas and Stars align Day 3 - Discover Hong Kong Waking up on my third day in Hong Kong, I was hungry to see more, eat more and explore more. Today’s agenda included another lunch and dinner, and I was hoping to squeeze in a harbour cruise. At this rate, I was going to transform into a giant, spongey, juicy dumpling. I was excited to...

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Discover Hong Kong  - Day 2 in Hong Kong Cable cars and a bronze BuddhaBeing suspend 414m in the air with nothing but some glass and metal separating me from the earth below did not immediately strike me as something I would ever willingly do.  In fact, it set off a clamour of alarm bells that ricocheted around my brain. Compounding this commotion was my...

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HONG KONG - Day 1Welcome to Hong Kong - Cantonese Cuisine and Christmas LightsI always find the airport transfer a surreal experience. One moment you’re collecting your bags at the carousel, the next you’re being driven to your hotel, not quite sure if you’re going in the right direction while simultaneously afraid to blink for fear of missing even a millisecond of new...

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