5/10/09
Location: Holloway Rd, London, UK
Topic: Hong Kong

From my last travel diary, reading about Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, the underpinning theme was that of people. Travel is all about the people you meet, how people treat you, and your own state of mind. It’s why peoples experiences vary so greatly, why some are touched by a place, and why some rant about areas others find beyond boring. We’re social creatures, influenced by the world around us, and so our experiences vary - tremendously.

These thoughts didn’t enter my head for months until I arrived in Hong Kong. A social city which I felt very lonely. There’s so much to do and see, but everything within the joint British-Chinese culture was based around groups of people. From the funky Soho bars, to shopping, to disneyland, to how food is served - it’s a culture which celebrates people being together, and as an individual there, it felt so much of what makes Hong Kong a great experience for people, was lost on me.
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Just a quick note to say that the new template follows content up to here - anything beyond this post was designed + intended for a blog style which has changed no less than 5 times over as many years - much of the content is probably broken, mismatched or … just plain shite.

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Takes a bit to load, but beautiful interactive animation with a few random bits thrown in…

http://soytuaire.labuat.com

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Beautiful piece of animation - there’s something about drawings which come to life, that just never gets old.

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