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TF Flashback: Dodgy Accommodation, Downpours, Delightful Sights, Local Delicacies, Late Night Drinking & Unexpected Expenditures on My 1st Visit to Hong Kong

One of the things I was looking forward to when I first arrived in Japan was using it as a hub for exploring other parts of Asia. Of course, I had to familiarise myself with Japan first but once that … Continue reading

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Macau Filming Locations: Johnny English Reborn (2011)

There have been a fair few spy spoofs over the years and whilst the likes of Austin Powers usually gets a lot of recognition, this comedy vehicle for Rowan Atkinson is not as fondly remembered. Not by me though as … Continue reading

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Back To Hong Kong After 6 Years

Of the many Asian places I’ve visited over the last six years one of my favourites has to be Hong Kong which I visited during the World Cup in June 2006. Back then I slummed it at the infamous Chungking Mansions … Continue reading

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I Was Not Wong to Go Hong Kong!

Popped over to Hong Kong for a few days holiday last Tuesday night and got back on the first which is exactly nine years since the handover. Even though it used to belong to the UK, I was still expecting … Continue reading

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