Update 3 - We live in Asia!

It’s been a while since our last blog entry on 14^th October, so here are some of the highlights of the past 3 weeks.

We’ve now agreed to stay in the Mui Wo flat that we’re in for a minimum of 6 months, whilst we travel the region. It’s a great base, being above my brother and family. Additionally, its very affordable, no point in spending a fortune by renting on HK Island and not spending much time there. Plenty of time for that when we decide to work for a living!

We’ve now managed to rent our Crouch End house out for a year. Hard work arranging it all what with inventory, cleaning, form filling and transferring billing over.

We’re still trying to sell the Nissan 350z (last loose end to tie up) – let me know if anyone is interested. It’s travelled less than 10k miles and we’ll accept £14k – what a bargain for a nearly new 155mph black sports car!

We visited one of HK outlying islands during the past few weeks – Peng Chau. A small island that’s seen better times. We met a French shop owner there who provided us with some good wine, cheese and sausage.

Peng Chau still asleep at mid-day
Cheng Chau was another island we visited by boat, a lot more vibrant and we had a great seafood lunch there and 2 Blue Girl beers for £10! 

Don't forget if you click on the pics they expand - may not be worth it for this one ;o)

Had some good trips into Hong Kong and Kowloon to sort out banking, shop and speak to a few recruitment agencies to tell them we don't want to work...

1881 Heritage centre only completed this year in Kowloon

Restaurant at 1881 Heritage - maybe when Ev gets here...

Scaffolding Chinese styley

You can't eat or drink on public transport...unless you're a giant

Taxi!

Honkers at night

We hired a boat out for 4 hours taking family and us from Mui Wo to Repulse Bay on the other side of Hong Kong Island via Aberdeen harbour home of the Jumbo restaurant. We dived off the boat in Repulse Bay and swam in the South Chine Sea – fantastic and even though we were outside of the shark nets we didn’t get bitten once!

My niece protects me from the sharks

My nephew, sister in law, niece and brother dis-own me

Shouldn't you be washing up love?

Me and Steve dis-own Stef

Jumbo famous floating restaurant in Aberdeen - insert your own Scottish joke here..

Mui Wo has waterfalls and fresh streams in its mountains (surprising non?) and we cycled up to one for a picnic with the family.

A typical mountain with a typical waterfall - we bathed in it

Halloween is a massive party in Hong Kong – 1^st my niece got dressed up for school. Then we went to Lan Kwai Fong the main area for nightlife and bumped into some interesting characters…Then on the way home we bumped into about 30 teenagers taking part in a facebook organised ‘Zombie Walk’ from Star Ferry up to LKF and beyond... Great night!

Scared?

Come on Arsenal!

Last weekend we did a medley of Lantau beaches for picnics…

 

Pui O beach - the bar has just opened out of picture

Tong Fuk Beach - the restaurant has just opened out of picture

Some activities we didn't do on Cheung Sha beach



Now don't take this the wrong way but we just got back from a week in Singapore staying with friends and meeting up with ex work colleagues from BNP Paribas. The weather was forecast for ‘heavy rain and thunderstorms’ from Monday to Friday and we arrived in tropical downpours - now that's cheered you up hasn't it - eh? eh?.

1^st night we took our aperitif in the Long Bar at Raffles Hotel – home of the Singapore Sling…well it would be ignorant not to, wouldn’t it…then on for some dinner in Clarke Quay.

  World famous 'Long Bar' Monday night after happy hour..

Green bridge, green bridge!

2^nd day we took a cruise around the various quays and harbour, and out for French cuisine in the evening with friends.

Me and the Merlion - geddit?!

The Merlion - oh done that one already..

War of The Worlds

3^rd day we visited the Museum of Singapore – excellent! And in the evening dinner in Little India with friends.

Me taking a picture of ..me at Museum of Singapore

You are here ---->

Dinner in Little India as good as Brick Lane!

4^th day we went to the Botanical gardens, Chinatown, and then later had a massage for my failing and painful back.

I love the botanical gardens!

China Town

Luckily the weather held out for the week and although we had the odd thunderstorm we largely stayed out of the rain. Great trip and we’ll go back there…

Finally and just to let you know we got tickets to see 'Green Day' at the Asia Arena on 16th January - whooooohhhhaaaaaaaa!