angler wrote:
Hi all,

After two and a half month in Tokyo, with its 33 million citizen, I
definitely need a holiday. The work load has been off the chart, so
there is more than one reason to take it easy for some days. Those of
you that have visited me in the far north of Sweden will understand why
Tokyo is a bit too much for me. I had planned on seing riverman, Myron
Buck, in Hongkong, but at this stage there is NOTHING that can persuade
me to go to another huge city.

Well, Bummer. FWIW, Roger, the part of HK island were I am is not at
all a big city...in fact, its not even a small town like Umea. From my
house, I cannot see a single other house except for one a few miles
away on a hilltop. Down the road a piece is Stanley, with outdoor pubs
and good people-watching, and a bit further down the road is a nice
lazy beach and some rocks to surfcast from.

HK city is across the island, interesting enough to visit for folks new
to the region, but a lot more confined than Tokyo. There is,
suprisingly, almost no 'urban sprawl' on the island,; once you turn the
corner from the city, you are deep in mountainous countryside, with
hikes, lakes and beaches.

--riverman