Lama Island
Trying to catch up on my posts here… After touring the bay in Hong Kong as I mentioned, I took a random ferry and ended up in Lama Island. Basically a fishing community + a power plant and a single ...
Posts from June 2007
Macau
Bizar to see all the signs in Portuguese and in Chinese. Like Hong Kong, Macau was handed over back to China about 10 years ago but it is still under Portuguese law (hence a huge number of lawyers in ...
Map pictures on Picasa Web Albums
Just noticed that Picasa Web Albums added a new feature where you can link your photos directly on to Google Maps… the idea is not new but again, the simplicity of their interface wins me over every...
Quick Post
Just got home (3am) after an early start - went to Macau and met with Diana and Miguel, a Portuguese couple (interior designer and architect) friends of Andrea’s. They took me all around Macau, had ...
Long Day!
Started out as a very lazy day in bed sadly watching the rain pour out of the sky wondering what the heck I was going to do if the rain did not stop. Went down for breakfast, came back up, watched som...
First pictures
After waiting a little for the morning rain to stop I started walking around the area close to my hotel and taking some pictures. It is a mixture of high rises and of tiny shops on the streets. One of...
Hong Kong - first impressions
Ah… so organized and clean! Tall and thin buildings… the streets are bustling with people and the fresh produce markets are incredible - fish, fruits, meat, vegetables and all that you would expec...
ABSURD
To start off I must say that I am glad to leave Doha… the prices here are absurd! I had one clean t-shirt left in my bag so I had to do laundry. I searched town for a laundry but found none. Had to ...
Doha last day
So… drove around some more and went to a fort about 20km outside of Doha called Umm Salal Mohammed Fort - as per the guide’s description it was built during the late 19th century and has high thic...
ABSURD 2
So it goes on… wanted to check the web site for the French Photo magazine (www.photo.fr) and it is BLOCKED by the government!! So rich yet so backward… Quick fact - Qatar is the country that has ...