The Mango Road

Hiking in Hong Kong: Exploring the waterways of Tai Tam One of Hong Kong’s best-kept secrets is its impressive network

I like bicycles. Pedalling around Asia’s historic sites in an unhurried manner, stopping when I want and lingering for as long as I like is by far the best way to enjoy them.

A shrill whistle splits the morning calm and echoes off the two enormous sandstone cliffs that shelter the little town of Bagou. A few moments later, in a cloud of smoke and steam, a train bursts out of a tunnel in one of the cliffs and rumbles to a halt in the station.

The North Borneo Railway: Steaming Back in Time The fireman throws logs into the already roaring fire, the whistle blows,

As the sun went down Anak Krakatau woke up. The activity increased surprisingly rapidly and by nightfall I was treated to a firework display like no other.