Hello World

Well, here's my first go at blogging for real, since the high cost of internet in the US killed my other rigidly-structured blog on travelblog.org. I loved writing about everything we had done, but struggled to create entries for each location.

We are both well, and enjoying our short stay in Hong Kong. We flew in from Amsterdam yesterday (the 3rd) and had to chase up our Chinese visa straight away, since the other one expired on the 2nd of July. The first travel agent wanted an onward ticket from China, so we had to shop around to find one that knew the ropes and was streamlined enough (although pricey). We picked it up this afternoon at 5.30pm, and our flight to Kunming leaves on Monday! Talk about cutting it fine......

Other than chasing up visas, we've been resting and checking out the mayhem on the streets. Oh, and dodging the Indian tailors and salesmen, they're everywhere. And they're also insistent, so you have to be a bit mean and ignore them. We're staying at the Chungking Mansions on Nathan Road so the building is filled with them.

That's it for now, will get some photos happening on the blog soon. Thanks for dropping by.