My friends in the UK don’t come from Hong Kong’s British connection, but from the people I’ve worked and studied with in continental Europe and North America. London is the financial centre and poster child for a prosperous Britain. It has theatres, gleaming skyscrapers, high-paying jobs, and world-class restaurants. But Read more…
Distance: 473 kmLocation: Scotland, EnglandDate: 22-23 September 2023 Up front: It’s got roomy elbow space and just enough legroom to feel like a small mid-size car even though it’s a compact hatchback. There’s enough room on the centre console armrest for both front-seat adults to use but the cupholders are Read more…
Location: ScotlandDate: 17 Sep, 2023Distance: 110km Up front: The portrait touch screen in useful for navigation with built-in Google Maps, but it really annoying that all the features are built into the screen. For example, it’s impossible to see the map while changing the climate control settings. The screen also Read more…
Read this article with a BBC Radio One accent, you’ll regret it if you don’t. The day I arrived was the Queen’s birthday, the one in June, not her actual birthday, so TfL was running on reduced frequencies. I originally planned to see at all 99 gun salutes in three Read more…
The Eurostar crosses the English Channel to connect the British Isles to mainland Europe. The Chunnel also carries vehicular traffic on trains. The travel agent that I booked my flights to London with suggested that I take the cheaper British Airways flights to Paris, but I insisted on taking the Read more…