The saying goes that life imitates art. But that's the last thing you want when you write crime fiction. You never want to see the things you write about mirrored back to you in real life.
It's 10:45 a.m. on a cloudy day, and the crew of Druk Air flight KB205 is preparing to land at their home airport of Paro, Bhutan. Suddenly, ominous warnings start blaring, alerting them that their flight angle is all wrong and their rate of descent is far too fast. They fly a series of unconventional right-and-left banks through a narrow channel of hillsides before centering the swaying jet and putting it on the tarmac.
Living in Hong Kong I'm confronted each day by the delights and the diversity that architecture can inspire. The spectacular skyline of central Hong Kong encapsulates all the power, wealth and initiative that the city is built upon; I can take a walk through the concrete canyons of Kowloon and the high-density towers drip with life, stories and intrigue.
The Bride Wars star films a rowdy scene in a Boston-area Chinese restaurant
Few places in the world pack so many contrasts in such a small space as Hong Kong.
A quick ferry ride from the teeming streets and gleaming skyscrapers of Central and Kowloon are the Outlying Islands. Just because you're visiting one of the world's busiest cities doesn't mean you can't do a little island-hopping.
Check out The Scene's recommendations for the Chinese city and send us your own suggestions and ideas below.
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I'm Hong Kong-bound to meet with Rupert, Wendi, and my tailor when I discover that my temporary secretary booked me into the Grand Hyatt instead of my beloved Peninsula. One step into the flashy, s...
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