A Day in Hong KongCentral Mid Levels EscalatorIt’s Valentine’s Day in Hong Kong. I breakfast on Onigiri (triangle shaped rice filled with eel and wrapped in seaweed). I love this snack and eat it every chance I get when I’m anywhere in Asia that sells it. I am enjoying the view over Victoria Harbour from our eighteenth floor window.We head out to the Central Mid-Levels Escalator which is the …
Island Hopping from Rasdhoo to Hong KongGoodbye to RasdhooOur host Mohamed takes us to the boat dock on Rasdhoo Island at 7:15am to catch our 7:30am speedboat to the airport. He makes sure our luggage is on the large speedboat and stands on the dock waving to us as we leave.As we pass the Bikini Beach John says he sees a group of octopuses waving to me, then corrects …
Four Days in Rasdhoo, MaldivesRasdhoo IslandRasdhoo is a small island, you can get to the other side in ten minutes. It is inhabited by 1,200-1,500 locals. It has a mosque, small hospital, less than a handful of restaurants, a fitness club, a good community recreation area with sportsfields, a few convenience stores, a handful of shops and a number of dive and snorkel operations.Accomodations are small and family owned. …
Octopus in the MaldivesSnorkeling in UkulhasAfter breakfast we move to our new hotel, the Ranthari. We have a lovely room overlooking palm trees and the ocean.We head out to the beach where it appears that all the lounge beds are covered in towels to proclaim they are taken. That’s ok, John and I claim a beach side table and chairs.I am not graceful (understatement) as I make my way …
