Am I making something worthwhile out of this place?

Next month, I'll celebrate my one-year anniversary as a Hong Kong dweller. And because of that I've been thinking and reading about traveling lately. I'm in the middle of Alain De Botton's The Art of Travel and just started Anthony Bourdain's The Nasty Bits. It's Bourdain who perfectly describes the overwhelming feeling of being away from home and experiencing new places:

My pal A. A. Gill once suggested that the older he gets, and the more he travels, the less he knows. And I know what he means now. Seeing the planet as I’m seeing it, you are constantly reminded of what you don’t know—how much more there is to see and learn, how damn big and mysterious this world is.

Azure Ray - Displaced
Janet Jackson - Runaway

Photo: the view from a friend's flat in Discovery Bay. I like how the Kowloon and Hong Kong skyline blends into one.

Comments

[tariq]

great quote, gonna have to remember that one!