We fly out of Wellington in a weeks time to Hong Kong via Sydney. Emma has not been to Hong Kong before and I have a feeling she is going to get excited about all the shopping but get a little paniced over some of the food. I was in Hong Kong last year for a while and just loved all the great buildings. Unfortunately my stay was marked by the worst case of food poisoning I have ever experienced. I am looking forward to getting back there and seeing more of the city and less of its toilets.
On February 17th we are taking a day trip into Southern China. This will be my third trip into China but my first into its southern region. The very touristy day trip should be fun except for the 6:30am departure time from Hong Kong.
On the evening of the 19th we fly out of Hong Kong and to arrive at Heathrow on the morning of the 20th. A person from Emma's locum agency is supposedly going to meet us at the airport which should be a pleasant change. The last time I arrived at Heathrow I was by myself and had not slept since departing Wellington almost 36 hours previously. In this state I had to navigate the London Underground and Rail systems during rush hour which was an unforgetable experience to say the least.
Once we have recovered from our jetlag we will be flat hunting around London. From a bit of Web research I have found the following flat hunt sites:
London Flatshare, Loot and Flatshare.
If anyone knows of other useful resources or places where we should/should not stay in London drop me a line.
For the curious this is what Emma and I look like in travel mode :-)
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