A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland - Stage Five, Part Two: Elizabeth Bisland's Pleasure Trip in Hong Kong

Stage Five, Part Two: Elizabeth Bisland's Pleasure Trip in Hong Kong

11/08/23 • 38 min

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A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

December 13th- 18th: Thirty-one days out from New York, Elizabeth Bisland arrives in Hong Kong. She is lucky because she has friends in Hong Kong who show her the best parts of the city. She hikes mountains, explores markets, and indulges in every pleasure. Something shifts in Elizabeth Bisland, and she starts wishing that she could stay longer in every places she explores on her flying trip around the world.

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Stage Five, Part 1: Nellie Bly Hits Her Halfway Point in Singapore

December 13th- 16th: Nellie Bly is anxious as her steamship crosses through the Bay of Bengal and the Straits of Malacca to make up for lost time.

In these few days, she does make progress. She touches down in two ports in Malaysia: Penang and Singapore.

While in Singapore, she analyzes how different cultures express the human experiences in vastly different ways. She compares and contrasts her normal to those on the other side of the planet and makes a very impulsive purchase.

But to her delight, she has reached her mid-point, and Nellie Bly is officially halfway around the world.

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Stage Six, Part 1: Nellie Bly Gets Turned Around in Hong Kong

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December 19th-December 25th: Nellie Bly surpasses her halfway point, but bad luck and worse news meet her at every corner. She suffers through a monsoon, receives aggressive unwanted male attention, is rescheduled again, all before learning that another woman is in the race against time as well...

Nellie takes charge and has an unforgettable Christmas day in Canton, China.