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The meaning of travel: sitting still and absorbing life.

10/7/2014

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Travel to Hong KongWatching the world go by
The word travel means to “go from one place to another”, according to Oxford English Dictionary. It also means to undertake a journey – something you can do by sitting still. To me it offers the chance to learn about everyday life in different parts of the world. Just observing, I’m learning.

It's funny what you see when you just observe life. I visited Stanley at the weekend, on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Despite the pounding heat I took my skinny latte outside to a shady step to watch the world go by, while my two daughters ran around oblivious to the sizzling sun. In the space of five minutes I spotted three bizarre sights:

·       a young girl reclining on her rucksack wearing a tight vest top and extremely skimpy shorts, in what she interpreted as a seductive pose, while a photographer clicked away;
·       Young men running around topless, flexing their muscles, while their friends snapped away with their phones;
·       And perhaps the most bizarre, a woman tottering out of McDonald's en pointe in ballet shoes, trailed by yet another photographer.

The funny thing is I don't think any of these events being recorded for posterity were related, other than they involved photography. I wonder what else I'll spot if I just sit and watch...

What bizarre scenes have you seen whole sipping a cappuccino?

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liana link
26/7/2022 12:46:33 pm

thanks for info

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