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Tourism Archives - Checkerboard Hill
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An Aussie's view of Hong Kong. A look at the tourist side of things you expect from Hong Kong. Another Chinese copycat Disneyland castle. April 13, 2016. China is known for fakes – and even entire theme parks are not safe, if the Disneyland-style castle I saw was anything to go by. Continue reading →. Hong Kong shopping centre clones in Mainland China. February 17, 2016. Continue reading →. The ‘secret’ Chinese restaurant menu. May 23, 2014. Continue reading →. Railfan’s guide to Hong Kong. July 22, 2011.
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An Aussie's view of Hong Kong. There are plenty of other interesting Hong Kong related web sites out there – here are a handful that I follow. As I See It. A biweekly column by Jason Y. Ng on Hong Kong’s many contradictions and oddities. A site that shares photos of old Hong Kong. Hong Kong (& Macau) Film Stuff. A blog about HK and Macau film locations, the features ‘then and now’ comparisons. A primarily Hong Kong-focused blog on architecture and urban space. A little old, but still worth a read. Anothe...
Transport Archives - Checkerboard Hill
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An Aussie's view of Hong Kong. Trains, trams, buses, ferries – how does one get around in Hong Kong? Riding the KCR to the Hong Kong countryside. August 10, 2016. Hong Kong is famous for being an urban jungle, but a little known fact is that the countryside is only a short train ride away – something that a 1988 television commercial from the Kowloon-Canton Railway promoted. Continue reading →. Boris Johnson in the skies over Hong Kong. July 13, 2016. Continue reading →. Port of Hong Kong. June 1, 2016.
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An Aussie's view of Hong Kong. Newer posts →. A fresh looking Tai Koo Station. June 1, 2016. Finding photos of the early years of the Hong Kong MTR is a little tricky, but here is a photo of Tai Koo Station soon after opening in 1985. Built by Dragages Hong Kong, they have more to say on their involvement. In the years since the turnstiles and overhead signage has changed, but not much else. Beer of Hong Kong. May 18, 2016. Local supermarkets stock plenty of different imported beers. Their competition is...
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An Aussie's view of Hong Kong. Unionised labour and Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway. Back from another visit to Hong Kong →. Disabled access on the Hong Kong MTR. October 30, 2013. For a railway network built only a few decades ago, access for disabled people to Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway leaves something to be desired. With much of the original network only recently made accessible, why did stairs and escalators rule the system? 8221; goes into further detail:. This lack of access facilities can ...
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Trains Archives - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. You can find pages and pages of posts about trains here: if that isn’t enough, there is plenty more beyond this site! Getting creative with tram stop advertising. September 6th, 2016. Melbourne is known for the trams that trundle along our city streets, but for those who run the tram network it serves another purpose – a massive billboard for advertisers to make their mark on. Read More ». August 30th, 2016. Read More ». On August...
Engineering Archives - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Power stations, bridges, dams and a whole lot more big things: and the stories behind them. Then and now on the Western Ring Road. May 20th, 2016. Today it is hard to imagine getting around the western suburbs of Melbourne without the Western Ring Road, but there was a time it didn’t exist – with the first stage opened in 1992. Read More ». Tours of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. March 15th, 2016. Read More ». July 10th, 2015. Melbou...
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Posts Tagged ‘advertising’. Getting creative with tram stop advertising. September 6th, 2016. Melbourne is known for the trams that trundle along our city streets, but for those who run the tram network it serves another purpose – a massive billboard for advertisers to make their mark on. Read More ». Frankston line works and relocated advertising. June 14th, 2016. Read More ». June 10th, 2016. Read More ». February 5th, 2016.
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Delays at Melbourne woeful international airport. August 4th, 2015. When arriving into Melbourne Airport on an international flight, it isn’t Australia’s famous scenery that greets visitors, but massive queues. So what the hell is going on? This week industrial action was to blame. Airports are asking Australians due to travel abroad to arrive as early as they can. There is still a line to use them. Once past that barrier, it is t...
The Others Archives - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. All of the other bits and bobs I write about. Tullamarine Freeway then and now at Flemington. March 11th, 2016. Way back in 1970 the Tullamarine Freeway was officially opened. Running 18 kilometres between Melbourne Airport and the edge of the inner suburbs at Flemington Bridge, this is what it looked like a few months before opening. SLV Accession: H2004.101/287. Read More ». Posted in The Others. March 4th, 2016. I read an opini...
Transiting through Doha's old airport - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Transiting through Doha’s old airport. August 10th, 2015. On my 2012 trip to Europe I flew with Qatar Airways – one of many Middle East based carriers who fly from anywhere to everywhere via their petrocurrency funded airports. At the time of my flight the current Hamad International Airport had not yet yet opened, so I passed through Doha’s original international airport – and it was quite the avgeek. Our bus continued the long d...
digital camera Archives - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Posts Tagged ‘digital camera’. Daylight savings time and your camera clock. October 9th, 2012. Read More ». My history of broken cameras – a case for extended warranties? August 29th, 2011. To quote cartoon character Homer Simpson. How can I lose? Read More ». Geotagging photos with a Qstarz GPS data logger. March 4th, 2011. To steal a definition from Wikipedia:. The device I have is a “Qstarz GPS Travel Recorder: BT-Q1000 P...
Architecture Archives - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Pretty photos of buildings, and the stories behind them. Streets to nowhere in Sunshine North. June 7th, 2016. Melbourne is an ever growing city, but only 10 kilometres from the CBD lies a curious grid of abandoned roads, in the industrial backblocks of Sunshine North. Read More ». Royal Children’s Hospital redevelopment design stuffup. February 26th, 2016. Read More ». Melbourne’s first rooftop restaurant. April 28th, 2015. Enter...
DDA compliance Archives - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Posts Tagged ‘DDA compliance’. Metro Trains leaving wheelchairs behind thanks to broken doors. July 14th, 2015. When travelling by train in Melbourne, anyone in a wheelchair or motorised scooter has to board at the first door of the first carriage – which presents some difficulties if that door happens to develop a fault. Read More ». Melbourne’s bus stops to nowhere. July 3rd, 2015. Read More ». Posted in The Others. Have you eve...
Australia Archives - Waking up in Geelong
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Waking up in Geelong. Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Posts Tagged ‘Australia’. Jobactive or Neighbourhood Watch – spot the difference? October 5th, 2015. A few months ago some new Federal Government propaganda started appearing on my television screen, featuring a new brand called ‘Jobactive’. But for me, déjà vu was my reaction to their new logo. Read More ». Posted in The Others. 8216;Aussie Pride’ – stay classy! January 26th, 2015. Read More ». Posted in The Others. Back in late ...
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