Day 2: Exams and Autumn
Before starting classes there are exams to take. I had already taken the first two before arriving in South Korea, and I scored so high...
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- Nov 27, 2017
Day 1: Weary from Travel
After a good 22 hours total of travel, I finally walked out of the plane and was immediately greeted by a huge billboard. It was...
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- Nov 25, 2017
The Art of Packing
I count myself lucky that I am an expert packer. Some people think that packing is just a matter of throwing things into a suitcase....
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- Nov 18, 2017
Finding my Seoul - pt. 2
On the morning of the 27th of November 2017, I will arrive in Seoul, South Korea, just in time for the cold winter weather. My bags will...
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- Sep 15, 2012
Bicycle
Today we went bicycling in Tai Shui Hang, New Territories. At first we took four normal bicycles, but Kei wasn’t very good at riding it...
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- Sep 14, 2012
HK style Karaoke
The day started at Ajhussi’s temple, the man who read my fortune last time at Kei’s parents’ restaurant. I didn’t get to see him again,...
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- Sep 13, 2012
Almost the end
Today I said goodbye to Kei’s parents, when I went to see them at their restaurant this morning for lunch. I don’t know when I’ll come to...
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- Sep 12, 2012
Day 14 in Hong Kong
I’m becoming worse at taking pictures, I admit. I seem to forget my camera as of late. I guess it’s because I’ve been here long enough to...
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- Sep 11, 2012
The Walled City
This morning my head was working at a max so, completely unlike me, I forgot to take photos. The day started in Kei’s parents’ restaurant...
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- Sep 10, 2012
Aberdeen
Next stop: Aberdeen. Kei, her grandmother and I started the day here, for lunch on the floating boat. It really was as pretty inside as...
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- Sep 9, 2012
Ocean Park
I had Hong Kong Style Western breakfast this morning (sweet bread, oxtail soup with macaroni, and eggs) Before Kei and I rode the bus out...
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- Sep 8, 2012
Sun and Water
I arrived on a Tuesday but it’s already my second weekend in Hong Kong! Time passes so fast, now I have less than 10 days left in this...
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- Sep 7, 2012
Pink Dolphins
Today I woke up early to go to Kowloon Hotel, there I was to start and adventure I had looked forward to for a long time. I met up with...
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- Sep 7, 2012
Gathering
Yesterday I did not write because I came home very early this morning, and only slept 2 and a half hours before getting up again… So here...
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- Sep 5, 2012
Home cooked food
This morning I met up with Kei and her Grandmother for lunch in Causeway Bay. We had Soy-milk and Dim Sum. There were a surprising amount...
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- Sep 4, 2012
Stanley
Today I managed to make the full tour of Hong Kong Island. I started off in Chai Wan, where Kei lives and ate lunch in her parents’...
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- Sep 3, 2012
Big Buddha
Today I finally got to see something that I had been looking forward to for months: The world’s biggest bronze Buddha: Tian Tan Buddha by...
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- Sep 1, 2012
Lamma Island
Today it was Saturday so Kei and I had the entire day together as she doesn’t work on weekend. So we decided to get a bit away from the...
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- Aug 31, 2012
All those streets
The day started off with breakfast (or brunch) at a very famous baker/café (that has even been featured on CNN) in Prince Edward (oh gosh...
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THILDE KOLD HOLDT
I'm a novelist by profession, grape grower and winemaker by passion. Currently, I'm writing a science fantasy series, and querying a en epic fantasy about 7th century Korea. My debut trilogy about Vikings, the Hanged God, is out now.
Having lived in many different locations, the most difficult question to answer is: "where are you from?" I am, quite simply, from the planet Earth, for I have yet to set foot on Mars. Someday, though...
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