"Trip to China '02" [Hong Kong].

Back in Nov. '02, my cousin & I embarked on a long, extremely tight-budgeted, back-pack trip in Asia to see China, Burma, & most of all, India.

However, we didn't make it to India because there's just so many fine places to see in both China & Burma & so, we only made it as far as Myanmar starting from Hong Kong then going westward to Burma.

This article then is the 1st in a long series of "China '02" articles. Hope you like the pics & this article. Thanks!:) ... (more)

My cousin Rainer & a cute, litttle girl
- Rainer was already featured several times in my previous "Burma...

"Philippine Air Lines" [aka PAL]
- This is Manila International Airport [Philippines]. The flight from...

"NorthWest Airlines"
- If I'm not mistaken.

"Leaving Manila International"
- That's the fabled "Manila Hotel."

"Aerial view of Manila"

Rice paddies immediately outside Manila:
- Nice geometric shapes!

A river flowing thru mountain ranges:
- Mountain ranges gave rise to the island of Luzon (the Philippine's main...

"High mountain ranges" [the Cordilleras]
The cordilleras of central Luzon houses some of the finest sights of the...

More of the Cordilleras of central Luzon
If I'm not mistaken, "cordillera" is a spanish word for "high...

More of the high mountain ranges:
- The views on the highway of the cordilleras are breath-taking &...

"Clouds covering the high cordilleras"
- The Philippine islands are mountaneous!

My cousin Rainer getting bored:
- Eventhough it's only a 1+ hour plane ride. I told him this flight is...

"Leaving Philippine airspace"
- The only time that you can look down on clouds (instead of looking...

"Sea of clouds"
Overall, I just don't understand why lots of my fellow Filipinos in...

"Hong Kong airspace"
- The first thing you see upon arriving to Hong Kong's airspace...

"Air Canada & JAL" [Japan Air Lines]:
- Hong Kong International. *Once again, our original plan was to travel India...

"Japan Air Lines"

H.K. Int'l. Airport's tower:
- Does it look familiar?

"Welcome to Hong Kong"
- My cousin posing. *Of all the cousins I've taken in all my trips...

Eating at a very cheap eatery:
- Well actually, even the cheapest food stalls in H.K. is already...

Parting shot:
- "Bright lights, big city" (Nite time H.K.) Well I hope you...

article published 07/06/2004

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Hi friends here in WIR,
Thanks for the nice comments, really appreciate them. Hey bunsong kapatid, on the contrary, flying PAL is actually patronizing the very rich Lucio Tan [he, he, he] & not the Philippines in general. If parts of the airfare goes to charity for the poor, then that's patronizing the country. Best regards:)
— Gentle Lugtu [Eltneg], July 8, 2004

Corrections: 1st, Manila hotel isn't next to NAIA, therefore, that is not Manila hotel. 2nd, SFO to Manila via Seoul takes 21 hours (total travel time). Reason why Filipinos fly PAL -patronize country's courrier. Yan ang Pinoy! Mabuhay!
— Bunsong Kapatid mo, July 7, 2004

Excellent the aerial photos!
Gentle, great shots from your travels to China. I like the aerial photos, they gave me a feeling of travel excitement. As always , Gentle, your travel report is very informative and well documented! Wish you great summer and "see you" on this forum in the middle of August... Cheers, Rafal
— Rafal K Komierowski, July 7, 2004

HK
Hello Lugtu Found your pictures of HK, how come just a little? hee hee hee:) Hope to see some more later. Alice http://www.worldisround.com/home/alicewong/index.html
— Alice Wong, July 7, 2004

Good pictures and entertaining comments. Looking forward to more of your "cheap ways" travels.
— Fred Smith, July 7, 2004

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