MONDAY: My last two days in Hong Kong - so my best opportunity to fit in some retail and window shoppin gbefore I leave! This morning I had to go get the last of my travel vaccinations done, so I toddled off to the Prince's building. Luckily no side effects although I was a little wary of the whole process since half of the clinic was being renovated so it all resembled a construction site! In the afternoon Guy and I went over to Pacific place for some retai...

HONG KONG: I'm now on my last two days in Hong Kong and what I have learnt is transport is ridiculously cheap, compared to England - where else can you upgrade your boat journey for 5p?! - and their national sport should be shopping. The place is full of opportunities to spend some money from the markets in Wan Chai and Stanley to the numerous office block each equipped with atleast a Louis Vuitton, Armani, Dior and designer jewellry and watch shop. I have be...

My first entry in the blog since setting out for Singapore!! I have now been in Singapore for a few days, and am still adapting to the heat and humidity here; it is so humid that it usually has to rain a little each day and there is the strange feeling of entering an ice box each time you walk into a building but it's actually quite nice and refreshing. My stay in Singapore has not been a typical 'backpacer experience'; from my arrival at the airport I was pers...