Day 6 — Victoria Peak

Welcome to my favorite day, my favorite view. Okay, so I’m finally starting to get a hang of the geography of Hong Kong. So there’s Hong Kong Island, where the majority of our stay has been, and then there’s Kowloon further inland, right across Kowloon Bay. Today we rode the Star Ferry to Kowloon and…

Day 10 — Gardens & Museums

Did you know: there is an actual disease classifying first-time tourists who realize that Paris does not live up to its expectations? Paris Syndrome. It’s a real thing–try looking it up. This disorder consists of physical and psychological symptoms including delusions, hallucinations, dizziness, sweating, and feelings of persecution from being so disappointed with Paris, specifically. Lol….

Day 8 — Bonjour de Paris

7:05am. This is the time our train leaves for the airport. We get to the train station at 6:45am, phew, we have time to grab a quick breakfast. I walk to the nearest McDonalds and grab us two croissants, one chocolate, the other cream. 6:55am. We scan our tickets with the train guy (for lack of a…