The HK Museum of History is one of those really fun museums that, despite not having much, the little they do have makes you want to know more. Having learned quite alot about Taiwanese history these past three years, I naturally became quite curious about some of the close-by neighbors, Hong Kong being one of [...]

A main attraction in Hong Kong’s Central, the old tram will take you up the hill to arguably the best view of Hong Kong from above – The Peak (AKA – Victoria Peak).

 
Hong Kong currently hosts an ever increasing smog that only rarely clears up. You need to be extremely lucky to be able [...]

In the time that I’ve been in Taiwan I’ve had the chance to travel to many gorgeous places in Taiwan. I believe Taiwan has alot to offer with special beauty, unique culture and style. It often is be a bit surprising to some of my friends and family given the general stereotype and just [...]

Hong Kong’s scenery is really something different. Although it one of the “citiest” cities I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to quite a few, it pales in comparison to the gorgeous natural surroundings of the Hong Kong islands. The contrast between the man-made monster buildings and the islands’ natural landscape makes for a scary [...]

Teaching an international audience can be a complicated task. This last Saturday I had a “Qualitative Research Methods” class, which – I would have to say – is one of the better classes I’ve had here. The class combines masters and PhD students and covers qualitative research methods for business students. This last week [...]

Not too far away from Nan Lian Garden, is the very popular Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple which hosts a strange combination of Gods and symbols of different Asian based religions :
Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, which gives the district its name, is nowadays one of Hong Kong’s best known cultural [...]

While meeting someone next to NCKU’s Guang Fu campus university entrance the other day I noticed a  new student rally. Noticing signs of “和平” (peace) and a few other political statements I figured out it had something to do with all that’s been happening in Taiwan lately regarding the cross-straight talks, the demonstrations and the [...]

While the Taiwan blogosphere was meeting up in Hukou, I had to make an unscheduled trip to Hong Kong for about a week. This was my second time in Hong Kong after visiting Hong Kong for a VISA run 3 years ago and that was also for about a week. Since back then I already [...]