THE YEAR; 2019
I began my year in sunny Cape Town, South Africa, searching for odd and hidden sites to see. I failed in my efforts to find the abandoned...
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oldbagonaplane
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
Hong Kong Fortune Telling: Kau Chim at Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Chin Temple
The practice of Kau Chim at the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Chin Temple, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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oldbagonaplane
- Jun 4, 2019
- 4 min
Hong Kong: Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon Walled City Park & Ladies Night Market.
I arrived in hong kong during a very hot, sticky and rainy afternoon. My first impressions were not terrific as the city loomed large and...
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oldbagonaplane
- Jun 3, 2019
- 2 min
Hong Kong: The Big Buddha, Po Lin Monastery, 360 Gondola and an Australian Interloper Called Shelby
Ngang Po 360 cable car ride to the Big Buddha at the Po Lin monastery
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oldbagonaplane
- Jun 2, 2019
- 3 min
Hong Kong: The Wishing Trees of Tin Hau Temple and 10,000 Buddhas
I traveled Hong Kong for the first time this May. My daughter had been studying at the Chinese University in Sha Tin. Though she was more...
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oldbagonaplane
- May 31, 2019
- 2 min
Macau: City Break
I love my travel, and I am a fairly good planner. But I have two issues: I don't do my travel homework as thoroughly as I should and I...
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oldbagonaplane
- May 20, 2019
- 4 min
Borneo: Four Days, Two Nomads and a lot of Monkeys
The Island of Pulau Borneo is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. The island is politically divided by three...
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oldbagonaplane
- May 9, 2019
- 1 min
Hong Kong: Spa Travel & Melo Spa
Massage is a great way for the body to recuperate after a long flight. If you are lucky enough to stay in a hotel with a spa, pop in for...
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oldbagonaplane
- Nov 21, 2018
- 4 min
Volunteer Travel in Nepal with Projects Abroad
When my children were in secondary school, they were lucky enough to have volunteer travel opportunities with Projects Abroad, and I have...
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oldbagonaplane
- Nov 20, 2018
- 4 min
Spa Travel, Nepal: The questionable capability of a clammy-handed chirapsia.
I have just returned from a spectacular volunteer trip to Nepal. My group painted classrooms in the Guira Shnkar Primary School in...
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