tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post8226623601837035595..comments2024-03-24T09:24:52.737+08:00Comments on John's Hong Kong Birding: The world from a drawer of old negatives Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-12834435587318704422022-02-12T21:49:11.084+08:002022-02-12T21:49:11.084+08:00Thanks for letting me indulge in nostalgia !Thanks for letting me indulge in nostalgia !John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-51579704069041412592022-02-12T21:47:28.268+08:002022-02-12T21:47:28.268+08:00Thanks, Stu - scenery moves slower than cricketers...Thanks, Stu - scenery moves slower than cricketers, so I have more photos of the former !John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-6872647256038240392022-02-12T21:45:29.065+08:002022-02-12T21:45:29.065+08:00Thanks Jeremy, Caohai is frozen in my mind in its ...Thanks Jeremy, Caohai is frozen in my mind in its 1992 state, but the local residents are probably glad to have moved on.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-19763827073302819252022-02-12T21:43:31.711+08:002022-02-12T21:43:31.711+08:00There’s a temptation to some birders to take today...There’s a temptation to some birders to take today’s usually abundant information for granted... but I shall not.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-16457447069283044012022-02-08T07:49:12.876+08:002022-02-08T07:49:12.876+08:00This is a great post. Really interesting to see t...This is a great post. Really interesting to see the old pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-25612957862255265222022-01-24T22:18:24.304+08:002022-01-24T22:18:24.304+08:00Almost as good as your cricket photos!Almost as good as your cricket photos!Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-67438668399094894152022-01-23T23:29:35.475+08:002022-01-23T23:29:35.475+08:00Wonderful trip into the past John. Great pics and ...Wonderful trip into the past John. Great pics and hope to see more like this. I enjoy going through my early HK pics too.Jeremy Pearsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145759344088689647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6888150200000284242.post-12180250493193620522022-01-23T19:07:21.979+08:002022-01-23T19:07:21.979+08:00It is really quite fascinating to see these old ph...It is really quite fascinating to see these old photographs, John. i hope you will post more. It reminds us that pre-internet days are part of very recent memory, and in the time before its ubiquitous reach, there was still a good deal of mystery, and a sense of adventure attached to travel. Ironically, I have visited Taiwan and Hong Kong, but I have never set foot in China - depending on who you ask!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com