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Our plane landed in Hong Kong just before sunrise. Even though it had been some of the best 15 hours of flying anyone could wish for, with objectively good food, it was still a 15-hour flight in a confined metal tube. A good stretch was overdue. Thanks to our excessive layover schedule, we headed into
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Southeast Asia (1/13) – Peninsula City Hopping
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