I don't consider myself 'a runner,' but I really love to run. Just like countless blog posts about running, I'll start it with the same truth, I used to hate it. I’ve always been sporty and active in my spare time, but just running?! Urgh. No. My earliest memory of running was cross-country PE lessons; …
I always knew Tai Po existed as a place, and perhaps I'd been there as a kid, but I can't remember how it made it on my 'Hong Kong day trip' list. Having done it now, I definitely know why it was put on there. A guided walk around Tai Po Market came on the …
Last month I saw a meetup activity for a walk through some abandoned villages in Plover Cove Country Park, North East New Territories, but it was cancelled due to lack of interest that day. So, I researched the route online and decided to see if my parents were up for it. I sold it to …
Yuen Long villages - Nov 2017 Last weekend I joined a cycle group via meetup for a 50km ride around 'villages not visited before in North-West New Territories. I was excited, but a little nervous. 50km seemed quite long, but the promise of mosquitoes bites and barking dogs was too much to resist.. as well …
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It's been over a month since I left London, since I've been on a bicycle. I've been so busy throwing myself into my new life here, I haven't really missed it like I thought I would, going from pedalling every day to not at all. I had a bike growing up here either cycling around …
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"It's impossible to scuba dive in Hong Kong" My student, age 9, three days ago. I hadn't told him I'd been scuba diving, nor where we discussing it. We were talking about the difference between a factual statement, and a prediction. The above, he said, was a fact. HA! (Is it frowned upon to be …
Two weeks ago, after a teary goodbye to Mama C and my little FluffyBum (also known as my cat, Matilda), a rather wonderful, though confusingly emotional (excited, sad, happy, nervous) I landed in Hong Kong with a suitcase, a large backpack, a small backpack, a carry on cabin case, an acoustic guitar, and a handbag. …
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