Freebies

There are a handful of franchises/chains that get me excited to travel. Some of these include: KFC (in Australia), Donut King, Oportos, In and out, Chick-fil-A, Krispy Kreme and Cinnabon; this is by no means a comprehensive list and I'm sure if I spent more time I could easily build on this list. 

In any case, the exciting news that warrants a post is that Cinnabon has finally opened in Causeway Bay, which is exactly 15 minutes walk from my apartment. I've walked past this store and seen the "Coming soon" sign, the slow renovation and finally, the grand opening. 

The sugar rushes to my head as the euphoria subsides.

Zero covid, state of mind

I've been keeping an eye on the Australian Border control and the inventory of flights to and from Sydney. At this point in time, it doesn't look like there's any way around the two week arrival quarantine into Australia. The restricted number of travellers currently stands at 6000 people per week into Australia. Airlines have been allocated quota and control the flow of arrivals. Hong Kong has currently categorised Australia and New Zealand as low risk, so the return quarantine back into Hong Kong is currently 7 days. At the time of writing parts of Sydney and NSW have been in lock down for a few weeks in attempt to contain the Delta Variant.

Unfortunately, without spending a small fortune there's no listed direct flights. So with that in mind, I've pulled the trigger and purchased indirect flights via Singapore back to Sydney for early November. Depending on how the situation plays out it gives me some optionality. If circumstances change, then at least there's an option to return home later this year.