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Hong Kong in pictures

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“Take lots of pictures”…That was usually one of the first things we heard after telling people about our trip.  Thankfully, we had planned on doing just that, and we certainly took plenty of pictures in Hong Kong (and Macau).

Here is the link to some of our better pictures from Hong Kong.  You should be able to view the pictures in a regular sized window.  Or, if you’d like to see any of the pictures in a larger size, you can click on them and select the size – up to the original image size which is very large.

http://justinandalyce.smugmug.com/Other/Hong-Kong/27567943_k84RsX/

 

If anyone has trouble viewing, respond in the comments; and I’ll see if I can help.  Here are a couple of the pictures from the gallery (though, again, there are more pictures in higher quality at the link above):

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Good bye Hong Kong… Hello Japan.

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We’re at Hong Kong airport in the Cathay Pacific lounge waiting for our flight to Osaka where we’ll catch a bus to kyoto. We have a one hour delay but that’s not a problem since our flight is non stop. Hopefully I’ll have some time to work on the Hong Kong wrap on the flight. 20130116_091217

 

Update: we’re glad or flight was delayed. The lounge here is very very nice. 20130116_09362620130116_09363820130116_09365820130116_09371420130116_093741

The flight to Hong Kong

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I’m writing this with three hours left on my flight, and I’ve never been so disappointed to only have three hours left on a flight.  The experience in Cathay Pacific first class has literally been unbelievable….and I had thought that I had a pretty good idea of what to expect.

From New Orleans, we flew to Chicago on a regional jet in first class, which was nice but nothing like international first/business.  Basically it is what you see on all domestic flights: the seat is a little wider, there is a little more leg room, and the drinks/snacks are free.

We did not really take advantage of the snacks and just drank some coffee.  The flight attendant was surprised that we didn’t want anything, but nothing really caught our attention.  The flight attendant also noted that the shopping would be very good in Hong Kong and Singapore…Something he seemed very excited about.  Anyway, he was a nice guy.

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“The Big Trip”

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Trip Itinerary (click to enlarge)

 

The main reason for starting this blog was to chronicle our “Big Trip.”  Much, much planning has gone into the preparing an itinerary for the big trip – I will probably post a couple times on the planning of the trip.  We have gone through numerous iterations of the itinerary, but we have now settled on a final version…Or at least a final planned version.  All of the flights and lodgings are booked.  So here it is, in order:

Hong Kong
Hong Kong – 5 Nights

Japan
Kyoto – 3 nights
Tokyo – 4 nights

Thailand
Chiang Mai – 4 nights
Ko Lanta – 5 nights

Singapore
Singapore – 3 nights

Australia
Port Douglas – 4 nights
Sydney – 4 nights

New Zealand
Auckland – 2 nights
Rotorua – 2 nights
Hawke’s Bay – 2 nights
Wellington – 1 night
Golden Bay – 2 nights
Blenheim – 2 nights
Kaikoura – 1 night
Akaroa – 1 night
Mt. Cook – 1 night
Queenstown – 4 nights

Australia
Melbourne – 3 nights
Apollo Bay – 1 night
Mount Gambier – 1 night
Coonawarra – 1 night
Kangaroo Island – 3 nights
McLaren Vale – 1 night

Indonesia
Bali (Ubud) – 4 nights

Maldives
Hadahaa (Park Hyatt Maldives) – 6 nights

U.A.E.
Dubai – 3 nights

And then we fly to New Orleans (via New York).