Tales from the West Lake

Hangzhou, China – May 2019 My trip to Hangzhou this time last year was a pretty impulsive one; I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy some cheap flights just a few weeks before departure. I had been to mainland China exactly once before, over a decade ago, and had some pretty strong memories of intenseContinue reading “Tales from the West Lake”

Island living on Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau, Hong Kong SAR – March 2019 Early this year I was in Hong Kong with my parents for a few days and we wanted to get out of the city for a bit. My dad suggested we take a boat to Cheung Chau. It was about a 40 minute ride on the ferryContinue reading “Island living on Cheung Chau”