
Hong Kong Expeditionary Force
5 June 2022: Royal Hong Kong Golf Club
Formerly the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, the crowns still peek through the foliage surrounding the colonial Main Building at Deep Water Bay
17 May 2022: Whampoa Dockyard
Although a residential centre today, the Whampoa area was once one of the largest shipyards in Asia. The Admiralty Dock drydock is now...
15 May 2022: Late Arrival to Exhibition Station (and bombs)
The new Exhibition Centre #MTR station has reproductions of Kowloon-Canton Railway posters, and Hung Hom Station dedication plaque. One...
8-10 May 2022: Stanley Gap Battery Has More Stuff
We went out to a place we've gone many times before, and still managed to find something new. What do you find if you walk through a...
8 April 2022: Rubbish Maps
Walked past the Aberdeen Technical School and noticed these lovely plaques. Founded by a religious order, the Chinese signage is written...
Forgotten Admiralty: Broom Lane
While passing by the High Court, we noticed a stone lintel on display. From right to left, it phonetically spells out "Broom Lane". A...
KCR Railway Milestones
When passing through Kowloon Tong station, if you walk up the northbound platform you will find the 4 1/2 milestone marker. The...
Up to Matilda Hospital Artillery Observation Post
Today we decided to find the Matilda Hospital Artillery Observation Post. Starting from Wah Fu Estate, our journey began with an...
Tracing "D" Company Royal Scots Retreat through Golden Hill
Today we went on an expedition to Golden Hill (the one on the left) to try and trace the route four companies of the Japanese 230th...
Aberdeen Battery, Ap Lei Chau
This post was originally written in May 2021. On the road to the industrial estate, I always noticed these concrete blocks. They are on a...
The Last Squatter Settlement in Ap Lei Chau
At least, I think it is. Ap Lei Chau is an island just south of the main island of Hong Kong, and was included in the original British...
A Night Hike in Tai Po
I found myself going on a family-oriented night hike through the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, ostensibly to look for fireflies. Of course,...
Wan Chai to Aberdeen through Middle Gap
On the way from Wan Chai to Aberdeen, I noticed these property marker stones set into the retaining wall of a terrace. Unusual as they're...
Finding a Lost Tungsten Mine
Last week, my buddy Sean reminded me that we hadn’t been hiking in a really long time, so I started planning a potential route. Now I...
Bee Yourself
During my last expedition to try and find my way from sea level to the Battery, I discovered a half-buried set of steps leading up the...
















