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Hi Hong Kong VTers!!!!

I recently attended the VT meeting in San Francisco. I was given Baton_West to pass on to a VT member in Hong Kong. The new owner must pass Baton_West on to another VT meeting place West of Hong Kong. I will be in Hong Kong the weekend of February 19th.
Would anyone like to meet in Hong Kong to be Baton_West's new parent?

For more information on Baton_West, please refer to http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/539c2/.

Bond_Girl

Here is Joyce stationed in HK! May I join?

Hi Joyce!

Great to hear from you. Are you up on the Baton deal? Would you be able to move it somewhere west sometime in the near future? In any case, I could love to meet up. I'm from San Francisco, CA and haven't been to HK in years.

BG

I am very new to this VT website, so I know very little about the deal....I am in Hong Kong now and will go to Spain in late April. Am I eligible?

Hi Joyce!!

Actually, that would be a perfect opportunity for you to "pass the baton!!"

You and Bond_Girl can set up a meeting in Hong Kong....then when you receive the baton and reach Spain.....where in Spain will you be traveling? We have tons of VT friends in Spain and you can arrange a meeting with them then!!

This would work out perfectly!! ;->

G_G

Hey Bond girl, how long will you stay in HK? I have pretty tight working schedule in February but I will be more than happy to meet you up and any other VTers in HK!

Geisha_Girl , I will spend 1 week in Sevilla, and another week in Granada and Madrid. Any suggestions or advice for me? I am almost to book a hostel in Madrid but I haven't found one in Granada yet for the booking is quite full already >.<

Hi Joyce,

I myself have not been to Spain yet, but I am planning a trip in August.

I actually have a posting already on information for Spain:

http://www.virtualtourist.com/f/p/2ab9/

Feel free to jump into the discussion, introduce yourself and see if any of our friends from Spain who are already in this posting can assist you with your plans for April.

You can also see if any of them would be interested in meeting you while in Spain so you can "Pass the Baton!"

This is great teamwork!

G_G

Hey! Guys. Great to meet up, can I join as well? I was missing this msg, luckily yubert told me this.

Seems like I am missing something. What's this Baton's deal? Some James Bond thing? lol

So, when will this meeting be? I'm curious about that Batons Vigi!

Hey, the game sounds interesting, I wish I could participant in bringing Baton West, but I don't have plan for long distant travel to the West until May.

Me either:(

Ahh..... but I have some crew frenz working in Cathay, they fly very often, can this help?

I think the Baton will be carried with a VT member who promised to bring it to some places West.;-)

Le't fix a date for the gathering? What about the coming week?

Hi All!!!

I'm so excited to hear of your interest in a VT meeting.

Baton West must be passed to the first VT person that is moving West. We can duke out the details at the meeting.

Yen2, vigi, and JoyceHK, let's finalize the plan. I will be in HK 2/20 to 2/26. Let's meet up Sunday evening, February 23, for dinner.
Do you have any suggestions for a great restaurant or a place with entertainment.

BG

You know what, the Hong Kong Arts Festival is now on and I have bought ticket for a programme on 23 Feb night (ticket bought more than 3 months ago!)....but I will be free on 22 Feb or 23 Feb daytime.

I am looking forward to being passed on to one of you wonderful people.

Please remember to take a picture of the passing, maybe in front of some Hong Kong landmark, to commemorate the event. I will post in on my page.

http://www.virtualtourist.com/Baton_West

Have a safe trip, Bond_Girl

West

Let's meet on February 22rd at night. Can anyone suggest a great restaurant?

Is that a real place in HK? Or, are you pulling my leg, Y?

Yes that's real, bond girl, that's pretty near to my office but....I suggest not going there as the service is bad, it's even more real! really really bad... I'll tell you the funny story a Malaysian friend of mine when he went there later.....

What about somewhere in Wanchai? We can go near Exhibition Centre to have the "ceremony", with the Victoria Harbour as our background, then we go bar hopping in the disco nearby......

dear all....

honestly, i do not know of a good restaurant except when my HKG friends take me out to some serious CHINESE restaurant.

if i may suggest, please make it CHINESE as HKG is well known for that....

I know for sure that JUMBO is a tourist trap and a landmark, but I'll be good to go for kicks....

as for hang out / drinking holes or a place for photos to proof that it is HKG, this is my proposal:

1. meet at STAR PIER next to Ocean Terminal (we all can stand infront of the STAR PIER sign)....

OR

2. meet at JUMBO seafood....need help from local HKG VTers to make reservations....if noti can do it through my office or the conceirge of my hotel in hkg. (need head counts)

3. if we meet at star pier.....we can play it by ear and check out the local restaurants, suggestions please all HKG VTers.

4. after dinner or DINNER here!! , FELIX (atop Penninsula hotel, 28th floor)...nice, chic, place with great music (they play music (ie) buddha bar, cafe del mar, etc)...place designed by phillip stark. perfect out of the bond setting!!! so bond girl...style it up. casual and smart.

** http://www.worldsbestbars.com/city/HongKong/Felix.asp

the rest is all ears...i'm flexi.

hope to see you all there.

winston

Hello my friends,

I'm packing for HK now and am very excited to meet you all.

Here's the plan:
Per Winston's suggestion, let's meet at STAR PIER next to Ocean Terminal at 5pm this Saturday (February 22nd.)
From there, we can move about and not be tied down to an agenda/restaurant. In other words, we can have a nice dinner and then go out on the town, possibly including Flexi. If you are familiar with HK, please come with restaurant recommendations in hand and if you're ambitious please feel free to make reservations for 6 people. (Winston, if we don't do Flexi Saturday, let's go another night.)

Attendees are the following:
Travelagent4thailand (Winston)
JoyceHK
Vigi
Yen2
Bond_Girl (Mayah)
Cheryl (Mayah's friend)

You will know who I am because I will have the RED WEST BATON in hand. (FYI, it looks like a pipe bomb but isn't! Any issues with that, please contact Jim35.)

I look forward to meeting you all on Saturday at 5pm!!!

Mayah...aka Bond_Girl

P.S. How's the weather in HK?

It does'nt look like a pipe bomb! Well, not alot... ok, maybe a little... ;-)

Good luck on the meeting everyone. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun!

jim

Yeah, Jim....the BATON's not the "bomb" YOU is "da BOMB!!"

Ya better update the web page....your Baton_West is headin' OUT!!!!

Have a great meeting in HK Bond_Girl and Co. !!!! ;->

G_G

Yman, thanks for the review. I'll check it out. It sounds like a Bubba Gump kind of place.

Jim, let's hope they don't think the baton is something else when I pass through customs!! I'll make sure my underwear and feminine products are nicely and neatly packed away.

G_G, Thailand is next!!!!!

Yes, in my previous life...

G_G and I are thinking about going there before the end of the summer.

Yes.....I wonder if that Baton will ever get passed back into our hands, Bond_Girl.....it could be quite possible you know....

Quite a few places we need to hit up before the end of the year, eh B_G??
Thailand........Spain......South Africa........Rio.........

Travelzoo.com is our BEST FRIEND!!! ;->

G_G

Hey frenz, I am on. Please include me on the list. However, I might not be able join you for the dinner, I am involved in the helping team for Action Asia Competition on Saturday, may finished late. I'll need to go back home for a shower and refresh a bit before meeting you guys.

I''ll leave my mobile no. to your mailbox, in case you need any help during your stay, you can call me anytime.

JUMBO Seafood is in fact a tourit trap. For good Chinese restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui, I would suugest Peking Restarant in the Star House, next to Star Ferry Pier.

HK's weather is warm now, 18-24 degree celcius. A little humid, no rain though.

Looking forward to see you guys.

Virginia

Virginia,

Just sent you e-mail and my number is there. Feel free to call us when you are ready set off on Saturday.

Weather here is fine, except it could be kinda windy near the harbour. But I am sure this won't be a problem for Bond Girl...hey you from the windy San Francisco!

See you all on Saturday!

Joyce

My friend just called up... my Action Asia thing for tomorrow is cancelled!

So, see you guys at 5pm at the pier.

Virginia

Hey all,

This is Geisha_Girl here from "Party Central" in San Francisco!

Bond_Girl left me a message this morning and she and Baton_West are en route to Hong Kong right now!! I spoke to TravelAGent4Thailand last night and he is still trying to make arrangements to join you all as well!!

Bond_Girl hopes to log onto here once she arrives in HK, but just in case, if any of your plans change, or if you need to reach her.....feel free to post here and I'll be sure to give her the message!

Have a GREAT time and take lots of pictures!!!!! ;->

G_G