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Martin Booth's 'Golden Boy' : Further information

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 20:53

If you enjoyed reading Martin Booth's memoir, Golden Boy (published as 'Gweilo' in some markets), here is a place to find & contribute extra information about the places and lifestyle he describes. We've divided it by chapter, so just click on the chapter you're interested in for more information.

Extra notes for contributors:

The quickest way to add some information about one of the chapters is to click on the chapter from the list below, then click the 'add new comment' link.

Looking for pillbox #72

Submitted by David on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 09:00

Monday's walk was one of those 'it's the journey, not the destination' outings. In theory I was going to find the location of pillbox 72, but in any case it was lovely weather, and a good excuse to scramble over some rocks.

The map we've been using shows pillbox 72 on the coastline, somewhere between Jubilee Battery and Kennedy Town. Last weekend we took a ferry to Lamma, so I used the chance to take some photos of this section of the coastline. It's the view as you pass through Sulphur Channel, between HK Island and Green Island.

How to get there when you don't know where to go

Submitted by David on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 09:00

[2024 update: The links in this post from 2008 no longer work, but you can still find maps of all the Places on Gwulo that share a particular tag. e.g. for Places tagged 'cinema':

  1. Search for the tag 'cinema'
  2. Click on the 'Places' link next to the tag ]

 

Last week we introduced the new Places feature. They help you find your way to a place in Hong Kong.

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