Hong Kong, Israel, Jordan, Thailand

This blog hasn't been updated in a while. Maybe not such a long while but we've managed to change our plans drastically. The trip to Hong Kong was supposed to be a visa run from Yangshuo, China. It's such a lovely place with marvelous scenery and nice nightlife that even the hordes of tourists visiting it cannot completely spoil. We've decided to stay there for a few months after getting a new visa in Hong Kong. Yes, Hong Kong belongs to China. Yes, you can get a Chinese visa in Hong Kong. Something about a SAR (Special Administrative Region)...

Anyway, we've left a bag full of stuff in Yangshuo and then, about a week into our Hong Kong time, being too lazy to visit the embassy and get a new visa, we've decided to fly to Israel for a visit. There have been many good personal reasons for that visit. We took the risk of never seeing the bag we left ever again but luckily, a day before our flight we got it from a nice Israeli guy who just came from Yangshuo to visit Hong Kong.

A few hours on a plane and it's a different world...

Desert totem in Israel. If you know where it is, you've had a great time there ;)

Yes, I went to the naked festival again. Thinking about making a tattoo that says "Tattoo" in Hebrew. Long story...

Desert sunset in the south of Israel

Delicious middle eastern vegan food in a steak restaurant in Israel.

Frognector went to TechAviv to hear some more encouragements to the Israeli hi-tech industry.

Tel Aviv sunset at yet another "Goodbye party". I kinda like these parties

While in Israel, I realized I should get out of the country soon. There were many options for a mew destination but Thailand came through as a very comfortable place to stay for a bit while focusing on Colnect. We got tickets from Amman to Bangkok and set off to meet cool friends in Jordan for two days. It's been really great and I expect more short Jordan visits in the future.

Falafel, Hummus, Foul in Amman, Jordan

A branch in the dead sea, this time from the Jordanian side of this sea.

Falafel in Amman - when the Jordanian Tourist Police asked me why I am going to stay in Amman my reply was "to compare falafels". I was only half-joking ;)

There have been many new cool stories on the way but this blog is largely being ignored but people who actually care about what I do so it'll keep being a picture blog with a few comments. Now in Pai, Thailand and a new post is coming up.

Pui O Camping - Lantau Island

Haven't been updating much about the time in Hong Kong so perhaps you'd be happy to learn that even in this buzzing SAR there are some good places to unwind a bit. We went camping on Lantau, an Island close to Hong Kong. Spent two nights there and increased vitamin D production in our bodies. Interesting to note it's the most organized camping site I've ever seen, with 48 camping bays. This means you go to the office and reserve your own enclosed space on the beach. Here are some pictures:

On Pui O Beach, Lantau Island

Frognector sells sea shells on the sea shore

Hong Kong as seen from the ferry

Post on Under30CEO

Under30CEO has just published my first post, written mostly and superbly by Dana, who has done a remarkable job. You're welcome to read and comment (here or there): Entrepreneur Around the World: Would You Start a Traveling Office?

Here's that old and good picture from Iceland they put on that post:

Great Firewall of China Post from Hong Kong

For those of you who read Hebrew or enjoy auto-translation and might have missed my latest post on the our firewall experiences of China, you're welcome to read it and perhaps check other posts of mine on NewsGeek.

Here are a few pictures from Hong Kong for everyone to enjoy. These were taken on Wednesday, which is the free entrance to museums day (they're not really expensive anyway), meaning we checked out 4 of them and had a lot of fun exploring.

You think you're better coz u got two humps?

No more war!

Posing next to the first Chinese astronauts in space

Frognector missing home...

On Top of Hong Kong

Slightly held back by the Internet censorship in China that blocks Blogger, I haven't written any updates here. Yes, the great firewall of China is a lame excuse, I'm aware of it. Anyway, now in Hong Kong and thought I'd throw you a picture or two so you'll know I'm still alive and well.

Frognector in Hong Kong

Preparing to party on the top of the ICC - 480m up in the air

Over-crowded food expo

Oh, in case yo haven't noticed, I shaved my head and left a single braid. Being the 4th time I take my long hair and shave it off, I decided on something slightly different. I thought that Chinese people would find it weird but acceptable as foreigners are often weird. To my surprise many of them said it's really cool. Others have mentioned it looks slightly similar to haircuts they do for young children in China, leaving a lock of hair and shaving the rest of the head. Oh well. For me it's somewhat amusing.

Laotian Village Life in Nong Khiaw

Although a bit late in writing about it, there's a lovely place where we spent more than 2 weeks and is surely worth mentioning. Nong Khiaw is a small village in Laos that has some really nice landscapes nearby. While frequented by tourists, most of them move on after a night or two and so our lingering presence there has been somewhat intriguing to a few of the villagers who noted us. It's not easy, after all, to distinguish one foreigner from the other, we all look the same you know...

The following pictures would show a few of the things we liked in Nong Khiaw

Fried Bamboo in a homey family restaurant

Fried bamboo is yuuuummmy ;)

Who said rice has to be boring?

Working a bit outside the office in a nearby restaurant

TechCrunch vs. India Mess

You're most welcome to read about this quite awkward experience if you haven't already seen my comments on Facebook. Read about it on Colnect's blog: TechCrunch vs. India Mess