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Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Instagram, Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong through Instagram

by Nicole on February 9, 2012

As the constant stream of photos coming from Instagram continued to flood my Facebook and Twitter streams I knew that before I poo-poo’d the concept I should try it out. Little did I know that I soon was part of the insta-addicts group taking photos using my iPhone as I drove around Adelaide, my home [...]

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Aliens from Toy Story at the Harbour City Christmas Display in Hong Kong

“Toy to the World” at Harbour City

by Nicole on December 22, 2011

Hong Kong is my winter city. Each time I visit it’s been in December or January and whilst this does mean shorter amounts of daylight it means I get to experience Christmas here. With Christmas comes decorations, decorated Christmas trees sit in shop windows and hotel lobbys, ornaments adorn shop roofs and sometimes even a [...]

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Lately I have been thinking about snow. I’ve been dreaming of a white Christmas, something I have never known. See, I’m an Australian and the majority of the population has never seen snow because it’s concentrated to only a few areas of the country.  Who wouldn’t want to have a white Christmas that looked like [...]

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First Time in Hong Kong? 5 Must See Sites

October 12, 2011
View from the Peak Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s rise as an international gateway means millions of people will visit the city when travelling to or from Australia to Europe, the Middle East or Asia, and why not when the thriving city is the perfect step into Asia. With bi-lingual English/Cantonese signs, an abundance of international food options and a decent exchange [...]

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