Saturday 8th August 2015 - Amber Rain
Hong Kong’s weather is a difficult one to handle. One minute it’s glorious sunshine, and the next your ankles are swimming in rain water....
Friday 7th August 2015 - Balaclavas
Some people in HK have a rather Avant-guard approach to beach wear. The beach balaclava. Well, what on earth. What is it’s purpose? a) to...
Thursday 6th August 2015 - Rain
Generally, clouds and rain come as a package. Or so that's the case in England. You'll wake up, see the grim grey sky and accept that...
Wednesday 5th August 2015 - Disposable Chopsticks
The day you start finding disposable chopsticks floating around in your handbag, you realise two things: 1) You have lived in the East...
Tuesday 4th August 2015 - Dragons Back Hike #2
For 6 months I have lived a hike-free life, due to a particularly bad, tequila-related, experience back in February. A quick summary for...
Monday 3rd August 2015 - Nails
Men with long nails are creepy, and that’s something that can’t be argued with. Hong Kong missed this memo. The traditional HK fashion,...
Saturday 1st August 2015 - Snails
Today I saw the BIGGEST snail ever. I really didn't know that ginormous snails were a feature of Hong Kong life, but my word it's an...
Tuesday 28th July 2015 - Dogs
If you own a dog, you'd better listen up. You may think that you're taking care of it correctly, by following social conventions....
Monday 27th July 2015 - Phone
Pro - haven't lost phone Con - have smashed phone screen to smitherines, and now when I'm texting I occasionally get the added bonus of a...