Travel

  So, I’m in Hong Kong. I was supposed to be going to Japan, but come Friday morning and as news of the Great East Japan earthquake was breaking on television it all suddenly seemed like maybe not such a good idea after all. A few calls to Trailfinders and I find myself booked on the next flight to Hong Kong instead, with a view to maybe

Because there’s nothing worse than carting a whole load of luggage around. I would exclude the netbook but it’s needed for work reasons, otherwise what you see is my entire baggage for 6 weeks across Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and USA. I’m considering ditching the blue towel, so it may get even lighter…

In which I decided to take up Ryanair on one of their many sales, and travel to Norway and back. In one day. On a flight costing 2p. Return. It was fun - though slightly hectic. Up at 7am, back by midnight, about 11 hrs of travel and 6 hours in the scenic town of Sandefjord, Norway.