I’m a traveling teacher.
Today, I’m in a new city.
And what do I always do when I arrive in a new place?
Hong Kong Free Walking Tour
Hong Kong is a fascinating city.
It was a British colony for 99 years.
During that time, it transformed from a small fishing village to one of the richest cities in the world.
And one of the reasons why it prospered was because it was a British colony with British laws and British courts and British freedoms.
The tour guide told one story about how her grandfather arrived in Hong Kong.
He swam!
Then she told the story of how her grandmother arrived in Hong Kong.
Her family sold her to a family in Hong Kong!
Both situations were better than starving to death in Mao’s China.
Then she did something I have never seen a tour guide do.
I’ve taken tours in Berlin, Merida, Tallin, Sophia, Bucharest… and many more places.
But this was the first time I saw a tour guide whisper.
She wanted to say something a little negative about the new government.
And she was afraid.
Wow.
P.S.
Here at Vitamin V we love freedom and we hate tyranny.
So exercise your freedom and go over to the blog and say…. whatever you want!
Doesn’t that feel good?
It so nice 👍 to hear from you news from around the world . Live !!!! Keep traveling …
The story of the tour guide is amazing. Who can love tyranny? Only people whose faith practices have tyranny. And they believe with all their hearts that it should be so. that in this world they are slaves to “their almighty god”. And in the next world they will get 72 virgins.
Hi, I live in Slovenia and we don’t afraid practicly nothing except criminals. We can talk and write about eveything. But in the past or history was different. Then was a lot of hear in scools, churchies, in polytical system ….. comunism… thanks god now we are freedom!
It is a fascinant talking and I like IT very much
Hi.
I love read books.
One of my favorite is “Quo Vadis”. The novel wrote polish author Sienkiewicz.
One character is Neron roman emperor.
He was tyrant…
Die freiheit alles über die Regierung oder Politik oder einfach unsere Meinung sagen zu dürfen ohne Angst zu haben das ist das größte, das ist die Freiheit, zumindest ein Teil davon.
It’s absolutely amazing this feeling of freedom can say and debate all your ideas, laughing about and convince yourself if these are or not real; that thing means , in fact, the democracy.
I hate the tyrannye
Freedom, sometimes I think what it is freedom .. We need boundries too to feel safe
Hi Ryan !
Democracy îs fascinating !
But some understand that in democracy,can do they want.
But in democracy are rules,and we,the people are obliged to respect them.The feeling of being able to express yourself freely is wonderful.
ROMANIA HATE TYRANY AND COMUNISM !!!
hi Ryan,
let sleeping dogs lie…
send greetings to the Chinese Com. Party
cheers!
Hi!
Thanks Ryan for sharing news and making us think and express in English.
Freedom to think, talk and do normal things it´s so good. I´m happy that I can live in my small and safe country without worring about it. I wish the same for everyone! I feel sorry for anyone who has to suffer because of it.
Thanks Mr VIG for the stories from the new trip
Freedom is the most important thing for me! Or maybe for everyone✌️
It’s nice to hear something new from your traveling.. so keep treveling ! I was in Avstralia in october and our tour guide came to Avstralia in a boat – boat people – he came from Vietnam, he begun a new live there and all are succesful and bring a good thing to the community
Wow! Very interested story!….
you told that , you’ve taken tours through Bucharest… wow I’m glad!
then … “ she was sold……of her family..”. Brrrr!
Thank you for sharing your travel impressions with us! For me it was so useful, thank you again!
How long are you going to stay in Hong Kong, if I may ask 🙂
I am from Hungary and some years ago I was in St. Petrsburg. Tell the truth the guide sometimes also whispered and she spouke about some special things only in the situation, when she felt in safety. She also came from Hungary but has been living there for a long time.
Nowadays its unfair the people fear to excercise their opinion, their freedom, starving death. its ridiculous.