About Adventures of a GoodMan
My name is Greg Goodman, and this is the magazine of my life.
. . . .Through it, I invite you to join me on a virtual photographic trip around the world, complimented by stories and multimedia from the road.
Think of the site as my answer to the age-old question: I traveled; now what?
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Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau
Well, it had to happen sooner or later…the final post of the trip…as written from the plane ride home and finished up in NYC. This final entry covers our last week in Hong Kong and Macau where we stayed in the craziest tenement building I have ever seen, hiked to …
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Thoughts on Hong Kong, Skylines and Kowloon
I hate to say it as a native New Yorker, but Hong Kong’s skyline might just be a little cooler than ours. If only NYC had nightly neon shows.
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Dim Sum, Congee, Donkey and Boar Meat, Jellyfish and Other Foods
As it is a big city, Hong Kong boasts a wide variety of food from all over the world and we took full advantage of the selection. However, when we did treat ourselves to Asian fare, it usually consisted of some form of noodle, soup or meat. Poor Carrie had …
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Chungking Mansions: Bedbugs, Racial Tensions and Closet Sized Rooms
About an hour after the bedbug check, I felt something crawling on my neck, slapped it and looked at my blood-stained hand. Sure enough…bedbugs! I guess they must have been in hiding and came out when they smelled my blood, because they were all over the bed and pillows.
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Friends From Home, Skylines and Giant Buddha Statues in Hong Kong
After eight months with no visitors, Karen (Carrie’s childhood friend), Ben (who Carrie used to nanny for) and Michelle (Karen’s friend) all coordinated the start to their backpacking trips to meet up for a few days in Hong Kong. It was great to have the company, though all of us …
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A Night on the Town Starts at 7-Eleven
Finding drinking in 7-Eleven highly amusing, we grabbed a few beers of our own and joined the fun. Within an hour of socializing, our group had added a pair Australians and a Hong Kong resident from Nigeria named James Later, we quickly looked around and realized that it was, in fact, a brothel. The quote of the night came from one of the Aussie guys who said, “um, we definitely need to leave here. Immediately.”
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Portuguese Streets, Beautiful Buildings and a Lady Gaga Concert in Macau
Located an hour boat ride from Hong Kong, Macau is a completely separate country that feels like a mix between Portugal and Asia. We were originally unsure if we would even go, but after seeing a sign for a Lady Gaga concert at the Venetian hotel and casino we decided …
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Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau – This and That
Observations, reflections, and random experiences from 10 days traveling in Hong Kong and Macau.
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Wrapping Up the Trip – Some Final Thoughts
Some quick stats from the trip… Away for 8.5 months or 250 days or 6000 hours or 360,000 minutes Visited 13 countries Took 15 plane rides Needed five visas (India, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia) Spent the Most Time In: India (92 days) … Second place: Thailand (45 days) Spent the …
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Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau – Photos and Videos
Flickr Links: Hong Kong Highlights Macau Highlights Food Chungking Mansions Videos: Chungking Mansions Walkthrough A Symphony of Lights [flickrset id="72157622221511787" thumbnail="square" overlay="true" size="medium"] [flickrset id="72157622221474869" thumbnail="square" overlay="true" size="medium"] [flickrset id="72157622345986054" thumbnail="square" overlay="true" size="medium"] [flickrset id="72157622346012986" thumbnail="square" overlay="true" size="medium"]
- Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau
- Thoughts on Hong Kong, Skylines and Kowloon
- Dim Sum, Congee, Donkey and Boar Meat, Jellyfish and Other Foods
- Chungking Mansions: Bedbugs, Racial Tensions and Closet Sized Rooms
- Friends From Home, Skylines and Giant Buddha Statues in Hong Kong
- A Night on the Town Starts at 7-Eleven
- Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau – This and That
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