Trip #1 - August-September 1996
I wanted to see Hong Kong before it reverted to Chinese control so I planned a trip to Hong Kong and other parts of South-East Asia. I knew a number of people in Asia at the time and when I mentioned coming out they invited me to stay with them. Another friend of mine was going home to Singapore to see her parents and I decided to plan my trip to coincide with her being there.
| Dates | Country | Activities |
| 8/17-8/21 | Hong Kong | Stayed at the Regent (1 night) |
| Stayed at Mark's apartment (3 nights) | ||
| Landed at Kai Tak | ||
| Took the Star Ferry | ||
| Ate Dim Sum | ||
| Went to top of Victoria Peak | ||
| Went to Science Museum | ||
| Ordered suits | ||
| Went to Lantau - Saw big Buddha | ||
| Crossed the International Date Line | ||
| 8/21-8/23 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Stayed at Paul's Apartment (2 nights) |
| Hiked at Chibodas | ||
| Got a massage...ouch. | ||
| Lived through the traffic | ||
| Crossed the equator | ||
| 8/23-8/26 | Bali, Indonesia | Stayed at Bali Mandira with Paige (3 nights) |
| Whitewater rafting through the rain forest | ||
| Saw the monkey forest - fed monkeys | ||
| Saw rice paddies | ||
| Shopped for wood carvings in Ubud | ||
| Ate satte...Mmmm, meat on a stick | ||
| 8/26-8/27 | Singapore | Stayed at Phebe's House (1 night) |
| Ate at Raffles Hotel | ||
| 8/27-8/29 | Malaysia | Stayed in Port Hudson (2 nights) |
| Swam in the Indian Ocean | ||
| Went waterskiing | ||
| Went to Malacca | ||
| 8/29-8/30 | Singapore | Stayed at Phebe's House (1 night) |
| Went to Sentosa Island | ||
| Met Paige for lunch | ||
| 8/30-9/2 | Hong Kong | Stayed at Mark's apartment (2 nights) |
| Stayed at the Regent (1 night) | ||
| Hiked up Dragonback | ||
| Shopped at Stanley Market | ||
| Barbeque on Lantau | ||
| Shopped at Night and Jade Markets |
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