Author: Robert Hylton

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Next Chapter… Seattle?

It’s true…  after four+ years living a crazy life of adventure in Hong Kong and travelling to an amazing number of places (35+ countries in just the last 11 years), I’m packing my bags and moving to, uh, Seattle.  You see, my amazing new (well, not that new anymore) girlfriend Sonya just got a swanky new job at the Gates Foundation so we decided to head back to the Emerald City for a couple of years.  I couldn’t be more proud of Sonya and while we do love living abroad, I am just as excited to get back to some of my best friends in Seattle and start the next chapter.
 
To those of you in Hong Kong and Asia…  I will be back soon (in fact my new job will probably bring me back regularly)
 
To those of you in Seattle…  Get ready – I’ll be back in 6 weeks and counting!
 
Cheers,
Robert
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How I spent my winter holiday…

Hi all,
 
Not sure really how to explain this one, but my winter holiday consisted of a single trip from Hong Kong to Phoenix (xmas) to Antigua, Guatemala (wedding) to Innsbruck, Austria (New Years) to the Dolomites in Italy (skiing) and back to Hong Kong.  Death wish?  Maybe.  Love of flying?  Not anymore.  Stupidity?  Probably.  Fun?  Absolutely.
 
I’d like to especially thank my friends Mauricio and Nicole for planning their wedding between xmas and New Years in Guatemala of all places – great for the frequent flyer miles.  :)  Either way, Guatemala (and its lively volcano) became country number 32 for me and has now inspired a new goal: 40 by 40.  In other words, my new mission is to hit eight more countries in just 4 more years.  Next up is Sri Lanka and then India.  Look for the photos soon.
 
Especially interesting on this trip was the Dolomites in Italy.  I’ve skied a lot of places, but this wins the prize for "most beautiful" for sure.  Awesome – even beats Switzerland, Austria, and France.  If you want to see more photos, visit http://spaces.msn.com/moreroberthylton.  Enjoy!
 
Robert
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Halloween 2005 – Pigs Gone Wild!

Yikes – what a crazy night in Hong Kong.  Started so innocently, but I knew something was up when our costume shopping trip (the night before) ended in a bar at 3 something in the morning.  Anyway, check out the photos and enjoy, taking time to note the following themes:
  • Making Skittles Vodka
  • Guys sewing pig costumes – wrong in so many ways
  • The rock-star party at Jerry and Caryn’s house
  • Balloon guy wrestling himself, and losing
  • The post-party party at Dragon-i
  • Two pigs trolling Hollywood Road in search of breakfast (bacon of course) around 5am; ended up settling for a kebab instead

Enjoy! Oh, and send me others if you haven’t already…

American Pig