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Hong Kong in six hours

In Kipp Report, Published journalism, Travel on February 13, 2011 at 8:58 pm

A Kipp travel tip to seeing the city from above

Originally published on Kipp Report, August 2009

If you find yourself, as Kipp did recently, with some time to spare in the South East Asian travel hub that is Hong Kong airport, why not get out and see a little of the city? More specifically, why not head up to the Peak (it’s also called Victoria Peak, but everyone drops the first name) and see a lot of the city, from above? Kipp decided to do just that, and here’s what we found: Read the rest of this entry »

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Cairo – a travel article

In Kipp Report, Published journalism, Travel on February 13, 2011 at 8:54 pm

From world heritage sites, to some of the region’s most insistent tourist touts… welcome to Cairo.

Originally published on Kipp Report, January 2010

“I don’t know what you are looking for, but I have exactly what you want,” is the cry of tourist-tat touts in Cairo’s Khan Al Khalili bazaar. The spiel has a nice ring to it, but crudely carved scarab paperweights, papyrus scrolls and Pyramid ashtrays are not exactly what I want. What I’m after on this short trip is a snapshot of the bustle and history of Egypt’s capital city. And there are plenty of people waiting to tell me what I want. Read the rest of this entry »