Prevent Diseased Rodent Nuisances

These signs appear in Hong Kong alley ways. Often these alleyways hide wonderful little noodle stalls, however I had difficulty finding any. The government has recently started a "Clean Up Hong Kong" campaign and it seems many of these noodle stalls were victims of the purge. That said it is also the lead up to the South East Asia Games which are scheduled for the 2nd week of December, so they will likely reappear after the games are over, which is when I will be back through HKG.

Sea Goddess Temple - Kowloon HKG

Sea Goddess Temple Gates

Kowloon Island - Hong Kong

These are the gates to the Sea Goddess temple in Hong Kong. I always pop into temples to the Sea Goddess after my first trip to Georgetown Malaysia.
For a long time now I have planned on getting a large world map based loosely on Lui Gang's 1418 world map. These temples are rich with references for this huge undertaking. The idea is that I would roughly sketch out the whole map, then fill in areas as I visit them.
While the temples in Hong Kong are very much more alive than those in Georgetown, they will not allow photos to be taken of the interiors. Many white tourists seem to totally ignore the signs warning against photos, I think these people are big douche bags, and are why many Asians hate white tourists. That and the whole colonial oppression and introduction to opium addiction thing.

Sea Dragon Relief Detail

Popeye the Cockeyed Sailor Man --Toot Toot!

I think this speaks for itself!

Teaser Video

This is the sound I went to sleep to everynight.

Hang Yao means Long Tail Boat

Long Tails are a great way to island hop. Depending on the size of the boat you can get anything from a lawn-mower engine to a full on diesel truck engine cantilevered with a long drive shaft for the prop. This long tail is the ferry that runs from Koh Chang to Ranong. While most are controlled much like a little Johnson 9.5HP bigger boats get a bus-style steering wheel.

Pollution Does't Just Kill Dolphins

It is also the reason there are no more dragons.

San Pan Off The Port Bow

Traditional Chinese junk sailing in Hong Kong Harbour.