Hong Kong isn’t exactly a budget destination. But after several winters of traveling to cheaper countries, we wanted to switch things up. As a reminder, Andy and I are not luxury travelers, but we’re also not bare-bones budget travelers. We tend to be somewhere in the middle, mostly opting for comfortable hotels and transportation. Here’s […]
This year’s winter escape trip was a little different from ones in the past. Normally we go to places like Southeast Asia or Central America, or we pick a base in a location like Sevilla, Spain so we can work from somewhere else. But this year it made more sense for us to just take […]
After a few days in Hong Kong, I headed to the ferry terminal to go to Macau. Despite two separate ports with frequent sailings, the ticket issued to me was for the noon sailing, almost two hours after I got there. I tried getting on standby but no luck. So I sailed at noon, arriving […]
Today I went to the Po Lin Monastery and to see the world’s largest outdoor seated Buddha. I successfully navigated the MTR (subway) including changing trains to get to a cablecar in order to get here. I climbed the 260 steps to get to the Buddha (I’m sure my legs will hate me tomorrow) and […]