I had a bit of a lie in and then walked towards the MTR station. I bought an iced mango green tea from a street stall on the way which was really nice but took me ages to drink because it was so cold.When I was on a train they made an announcement that no food or drink is allowed on the trains or the paid areas of stations.I suddenly felt very naughty and hid my drink behind my bag, having a sip every now and then.One of the things I like about the MTR was that t...

I got up really early, as I had to be at the hotel around the corner to meet my tour.I was actually there early and stood outside for ages.Eventually I started to worry and went to speak to the concierge man.He said they had been looking for me inside!He was really nice and let me make a call to the tour company.They said they would pick me up for the afternoon tour instead.So I had a whole morning to myself I went back to the hostel and did a quick search for ...

Even though the flight had been delayed it still arrived in Hong Kong on schedule.My hostel had told me to get the train but I went to speak to the travel info man and he said the bus was half the price.He even drew on a map where I had to get off the bus!I called the hostel and said I would be getting a bus instead.They said they would meet me at the hotel around the corner.I found the right Bus to Causeway Bay and forced myself to stay awake so I wouldn't mis...

I was still packing Thursday morning and with about 10 minutes to go before my train I suddenly realised I had forgotten my flip flops.I opened my back pack, put them inside and in my rush to close it again, the zip came off in my hand.Mum came to the rescue and padlocked the remaining zip to the side of the bag and I made it just in time for my train.But seriously, how can one pair of flip flops make the difference between zip ok and zip broken?! When I got t...