Choi Hung Estate

One of the most eye-catching places in Hong Kong: the Choi Hung Estate (Chinese: 彩虹邨) is an Instagram favourite with its many colourful blocks of flats framed by its equally vibrant basketball courts. Worth a trip if you’re a photographer or simply enjoy a splash of colour, try and go early to avoid the crowds …

The Vietnam Diaries: Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay an icon! A series of limestone islands in the north of Vietnam surrounded by emerald blue water, what could you not like. The trip was organised to leave from my hostel earlyish in the morning, as we would be taking an approximately 3-hour bus journey to Ha Long. Ideally, if you have …

The Vietnam Diaries: Hong Kong to Hanoi

Day 1 – Beginning a Journey My flight to Hanoi was a rather relaxed affair, leaving in the early afternoon meant I could double and triple check I had everything I needed for the month ahead. I had normally taken only the airport express or Ubers to the Airport, but since time wasn’t an issue …

Aerospace Society Aberdeen Test Flight

I was lucky enough last Saturday to be invited for one of the first test flights of the Aberdeen Aerospace Engineering Society. The rain stayed away for the whole day, but the wind battered us throughout testing, leading to some stunning manoeuvres, and red faces There was some frantic discussion about the conditions, but two …

I am still alive!

Hi guys, sorry I’ve not been very active but I’ve been busy with the start of a new academic year. But fret not, I have still been trying to edit and maintain my photography skills so here’s some bangers from the last few months that I’ve edited. I spent a decent amount of time in …

Sai Kung

Sorry it has been a while since my last post but I was on a whistlestop tour of New Zealand and then had to move into my new house (we’re nearly done only a few things left to do now) but let’s jump back several months to that day I jumped off a waterfall in …

Exploring Downtown Hong Kong

One of the many joys of living in Hong Kong is the ability to wander through the city and being astounded by either the architecture, the people, or both. An area where this is particularly effective is Admiralty, you can wander from the Harbours edge to the iconic Hong Kong Park and be constantly wowed. …

Taiwan 2

Day 4: Hot Springs and Junjianyan Day 4 started with a short ride on the MRT towards Beitou Station and Thermal Valley Getting off I was pleasantly surprised by how quite it was, proper suburbia. A quick 20 minute walk later and I had arrived, the smell of sulfur hitting the back of my nose …