On the ground in Hong Kong

And the journey begins! After 40 mins standing at the Cathay Pacific ticketing counter, a very overwhelmed but incredibly sweet agent arranged to change my flight. So I am officially spending the night in Hong Kong. I think I will try my hand at riding their rail system into Kowloon where my hotel is located and then either wander the neighborhood or find my way to the Star Ferry which will take me to central Hong Kong. I am looking forward to finding some new food and maybe taking a few photos. 

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I am now safe on the ground in Hong Kong. In fact I am all tucked in bed and just taking some time to write before I fade away. As expected, the Hong Kong airport was very nice and easy to navigate. I was able to drop my big heavy bag of gear with a storage service and then found a taxi to my hotel in Kowloon (this is just across the harbor from central Hong Kong). I immediately found my way out of the hotel towards the water. It was almost 10 pm, a little hot, and very very humid! Everyone walking around with shiny faces... There is a beautiful walkway along the harbor that provides a wonderful view of the Hong Kong skyline across the water. I only brought my point and shoot camera with me tonight, should have brought the other one... There are many opportunities for night shots here. So after an hour or so of walking I found my self a huge bowl of prawn wonton noodle soup and a cup of tea. This city is very easy to be in, and English is absolutely everywhere. I am looking forward to exploring tomorrow before my evening flight to Delhi!

Ready to Walk the Jetway

As most of you know I am about to set off on the biggest travel adventures of my life this far. On Aug 30, 2012.... India here I come!

This has been many months of endless web searching for the right travel companies, itineraries, hotels, and of course shopping for much needed travel gear! This was my biggest weakness because I love internet shopping, but I think I came out okay... will only have to sell a few unnecessary things when I get home!

In the course of my research I came across many blogs and gathered countless tid bits of wisdom that have helped shape my plan and influenced what is in my bag. Hopefully this will serve me well! In effort to possibly help others on similar adventures, I will use this blog to talk about both gear, and the day to day travels of a thirty something female. But of course the main purpose of this will be to keep friends and family in the know as I go!

As of today my bags are as good as packed. I have managed to fit 85% of my gear into a 70L Sealine "Dry" backpack and the reamining few items I will carry on in my near empty Gregory Jade 60. I know this seems like a ton of stuff, especially if you have been hearing me rant about how I will be traveling so light... well you see many of the bulky items in the full bag are for my first two weeks of camping/trekking in the Himalaya. Once this is over I will be sending that gear via seamail home to Canada and carrying on with a half empty backpack.

Well, 17 more days until I fly Cathay Pacific for the first time and make my first trip all the way across the Pacific...

Stay tuned!