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TRAVEL BLOGS
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August 05, 2007 HONG KONG Wrapping up my Time in Hong Kong and an Over-Night Bus to China Although she was hardly at the bottom of my list of people to see while in Hong Kong, I had to wait until my last day before I could meet with Jovia. We had coffee this morning at the Pacific Coffee Company in Kowloon Tong, and she brought along a friend, Nicola, who is a student at Cambridge University. We had plenty to talk about as both Jovia and I are crazy about traveling and can be equally outgoing. I have my fingers crossed she will be able to visit me in Tokyo some time over the next six months, otherwise we will have to wait until the Beijing Olympics.
The bus was much nicer than I imagined: I was made to take my shoes off before climbing aboard, and there was a stewardess who attended to the passengers for the entire 10 hour ride. I love how far $15USD can get you in a place like China! |
Afterward,
I was once more hurrying over to UST to meet with Kevin,
a recently graduated student who will begin working for
SunLife as an investment analyst. Kevin is a Beijing
native who knows more about Chinese politics than anyone
I have ever met, and as always he kept me up to date on
the places I will be traveling to in the coming days. I
consider myself to be fairly keen at keeping abreast of
Chinese news, but somehow some absurdly large events
have slipped by me. I will refrain from posting such
news because of censorship (it really is quite serious),
but I have plenty of stories for when I return. Let it
suffice to say that all is not as rosy as you may think
in the world's "fastest growing economy".
I
made my way back to Alvis' apartment where I finished
packing my things into a backpack, and after saying
goodbye to Alvis and his family I set out for the
Chinese border at 4pm. I didn't have any tickets or
bookings for the evening, but after trying different bus
agencies I eventually found a 2030 departure heading for
Yangshuo.