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[grindmonkeh]

My mother-in-law asked me if I was interested in a trip to Hong Kong. Aparrently she might have a 2 person vacation lined up, and since my wife is phobic of trans-oceanic travel she asked me if I wanted to go. I know there are some very worldly people (that may or may not read this) who could give me the highs and lows of a trip to China. What are the must-see attractions?

I've found this:

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It appears that the Great Wall is 600 or so miles from Hong Kong. Any nearby cities that have worthwhile attractions as well? ANY info is welcome and appreciated.

Still watching the Lioness-cam.

Picked up my mini-apes for the roadster and a round mirror to invert on the left. Installation awaits.

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[pixelation.livejournal.com]

I was born there, but since I moved here at age 4 and haven't been back since I was 6, I don't remember much.

If you visit HK, Macau is worth a visit! It's like the Vegas of Asia. But then again, you are going with your MIL... :)

[grindbastard.livejournal.com]

Well my mother-in-law IS pretty cool, or I wouldn't be going!

[pixelation.livejournal.com]

Good point. You're in for a treat!

We're planning on going to HK and Japan some time next year, so I'll be looking forward to reading about it from you beforehand if you go.

[grindbastard.livejournal.com]

Cool...this is still all very speculative at this point if we're even going, but if we do I'll take lots of photos and fill you in.

[yourbandblows.livejournal.com]

You should check out Elyse Sewell's LJ. If you're not familiar, she was on America's Next Top Model a while back. She pretty much lives in China thanks to her modeling career, and she writes/shows photos that are amazing. She is intelligent and awesomely adorable and you can check out lots of interesting photos of her journey all over. elysesewell - I haven't used that in a long time so I hope it works once I hit "post comment" - heh.

[suicideking4766.livejournal.com]

I hear the shitting in the middle of the street in Shanghai is the real highlight.

I sat through a friend's slide presentation after he got back from China a couple of years ago from some doctor knowledge transfer thingy.

I came away with "people actually crap in the middle of the street in Shanghai". There were pictures.

I know. Probably not what you were looking for.

[fitfool.livejournal.com]

Sounds very cool! When will you go? I've never gone to mainland China but I'd love to see the Great Wall some day.