Travel Blog: Hong Kong artists and Joan of Arc

This is something I'd like to see (artist studios in Hong Kong):
http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20120105-hong-kong-artists-open-their-studios

I lived in Hong Kong for several months in 1987. I lived in a tiny, shoebox apartment in Kowloon and took the star ferry over to Hong Kong Island every day, to my job. I was working at Unisys, a worldwide information technology company. One of my favorite aspects of life in Kowloon were the night markets which had amazing food stalls...and just about every other type of stall (like the ones in this video):

And the Lonely Planet website gives some tips on places to travel to in 2012, including celebrating the 600th birthday of Joan of Arc in France:
www.lonelyplanet.com/antarctica/travel-tips-and-articles/76936
 

Meet the Maid of Orleans on her 600th birthday

"France’s greatest heroine was born 600 years ago this year, offering a great excuse to explore her former stamping ground. Joan of Arc was a teenage visionary and military hero who took the fight to the English in the Hundred Years War. Following her trail will lead travellers to some wonderful parts of France, from Orleans, where her boldness led to the lifting of a long siege, to the beautiful Reims Cathedral, where Charles VII was crowned King of France, having been inspired by her visions of his succession. Joan was tried in Rouen Castle and executed in the city’s Vieux Marche, where a modern church marks the location of her immolation."

In preparation, read Mark Twain’s fictional but illuminating Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.