Po Lin Monastery is a Buddhist retreat in western Lantau Island. Built in 1921, it still functions as a place where Buddhist faithful abandon our “corrupted” world and seek enlightenment through mediations. But on weekends, it is hard to imagine that anyone can find peace and harmony within the complex. The place is jammed with [...]
The Basics City Name: Hong Kong Where is it located?: Hong Kong is in southern China on the South China Sea. Why do people go there?: Wrapped in a concrete jungle, Hong Kong is a shrine to market capitalism. It’s perhaps the only city in the world where shopping surpasses any monument or historical site [...]
After many hours of restlessly shifting around on my row of 4 plastic chairs and watching plane after plane load up and people leave, things began to quiet down. Night had fallen, and everyone seemed to accept that nothing was going to happen for a while. The airline counters were closing for the night, the [...]
