HoundsGood: Chronicles of a Virtual Volunteer

I have a completely different travel style than my parents do.  Of course, I take my dogs along, which is different, but the pace is different too.  When I was a kid, my dad was Mr. Itinerary.  We crammed so much into a four day weekend.  In fact, I don’t know quite how we saw the highlights of four different states in a weekend once.  These weren’t New England states, either.  All I can remember is petting some horses and then being cranky and tired the rest of the time.  When I go on a trip, I build in plenty of time to rest, or to spontaneously discover a few things along the way.  It is not uncommon at the end of the night for me to end up back in my room, flipping around on the television to unwind.  I don’t watch much television, but that is one of the times when I do.  The pool usually gets ignored while I decompress.

In Hong Kong, there is a show called Professor Paws Pet Cadet, featuring the Dr. Dog program, where well mannered and well trained dogs act as ambassadors for their species, as well as animals in general. Since the SARS outbreak, and the way pets were treated, they need all the human friends that they can get.  It is supposed to be a fascinating show.   Of course, we can’t see it over here, but if I was sitting in a hotel in Hong Kong I could.   I was just sort of joking around about it, but at a party this weekend, my cousin who has traveled the world told me that Hong Kong is a great place to visit if you have never been to Asia. Of course, she speaks three languages and has traveled the world, so she can always find someone to chat with.   When I read that the Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific was going on, she was really pushing me to go.

I still shook my head, but I did then read that I could potentially get a hotel room for less than less than what I would pay here.  There are hotel rooms available for as little as $84 a night in Hong Kong, and for as little as $30 in the other Asia Pacific localities. Where have you heard of Accor hotels before?  The own Motel 6, among many other properties.  There don’t appear to be any Motel 6 locations in Hong Kong, but the sale makes you sure think you have snagged a similar bargain at their other properties.

My cousin went on to say that if I was nervous about going to Asia because of the language barrier, and didn’t want to be insulated within a tour group, Hong Kong was definitely the place to go.   In some ways, the laws are more similar to home, and there is enough international business where if I got really lost or stuck I could probably find someone who spoke English.  Of course, I always try to learn the language of where I am at, enough to get around, but sometimes you have an unusual situation far beyond your knowledge of asking to be directed to the bathroom or airport.

Who knows.  If I go, and am lucky, maybe I can go to a taping of Dr. Dog, or to lend a hand some how.

I better hurry, because today is the last day of the sale.

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