About my links and a blurb about wardrobe capsule and gratuitous use of the word crap

Just a quick one today.

I thought I'd explain the links I'm now putting up on the side.

They aren't particularly ordered, but broadly fall into 3 categories:

1.  Travel tips related
2.  Travel with kids related
3.  Food related - whether that be food bloggers or the ubiquitous openrice.com.hk, which leaves all other restaurant collections and reviews for dead (yes, urbanspoon, I'm lobbing that grenade in your direction).

I'll add them as I find them.

I think a special mention has to go to the capsule wardrobing link.  Mrs Brisket is a made capsule wardrober.  Our last trip for a few days was condensed into 2 carry on suitcases (for a family of 6, including a toddler which we took nappies for).  Pretty impressive.

In HK, there are cheap laundries everywhere.  Not everyone has the space to put a washer in.  Some apartments via wimdu or airbnb we've rented have had a washer, some haven't.  If we have to pay double our money for a place with a washer (or a less wanted location), we'll take the gamble that there will be a cheap laundry.  Generally around $7-$10 AUD for a few kgs of laundry washed, dried and folded.

Color Rich - purveyor of my cow neck pillow and all round cute stuffed crap - perfect for that blanket, pillow or bear hat

The other tip that this gives you?  If you have lots of carry one (which we will, as we will take full service again), you can either a.  take empty suitcases and fill them with your bargains of (crap) interesting acquisitions - actually, we fill it with cheap shirts and shorts (I still have an Oakley shirt from 2009 that has held up very well), socks, booze, souvenirs, Asian stationery (I have four daughters, there is a suitcase dedicated to stationery) - that sort of thing.  Likely you will wear something ahead of fashion at home; or b.  Travel out light and buy suitcases there.  I tend to buy them in little old vendors that aren't at the markets - they tend to be cheaper, then proceed to filling them with said crap.

One thing I love about travelling to HK is the cheap shopping - markets can be a tourist trap (or not, if you are prepared to be hard in bargaining and don't flash wads of cash around), but there are plenty of other cool places, some in malls, some just on the street.

Either way, I'm sure you will be less likely to hesitate on buying that 5th Rilakkuma towel.

Hi diddley ding dong crap.