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Hong Kong
Travel Blogs from Hong Kong, China
Hanging in Hong Kong Part Deux (a)
This is a top pick! Arrived in Hong Kong and checked back into the Island Shangri-La on Hong Kong Island (if I get to come back, I think I will stay in Kowloon across Victoria Harbour next time just to shake things up). Upon arriving at the hotel, I was invited to join the ...
"Tonight's The Night"
This is a top pick! ... and precipitation. They got it right. Hilary had previously taken herself to a free tai chi lesson provided by the Hong Kong Tourist Authority in the waterfront park almost opposite our hotel. She returned waving her arms in gestures of "painting the ...
$60! For one beer??????
This is a top pick! ... quiet island sitting on a beach. Admittedly you may be sharing the beach with a power station, but you can`t have everything! Hong Kong is a shoppers Mecca, though sadly our funds didn`t let us take full advantage of the fact. Still, Caroline ...
What a City!
This is a top pick! ... but sooo wanted to believe her! And I'd bet the last leg home is messed up. ------------------------------------ In any case, back to Hong Kong. We arrived in the Sheraton, and at check-in we were told that the price was actually cheaper than ...
Hong Kong with my Parents
This is a top pick! ... heard about how it was when my family lived there. Lucky for them, my brothers were born there and can get Hong Kong ID cards allwoing them access into China any time they want w/o needing a visa. It was great hearing my dad talk about all the places as ...
Welcome to Hong Kong
This is a top pick! ... stopping at is called The Salvation Army Booths Lodge - yeah I know, before you start! Anyway, the place is pretty smart for Hong Kong standards. The reason we are stopping here is because this is where our China Tour starts from on Sunday, so it was ...
Still in HK
This is a top pick! Today we were leaving HK and headed to Shanghai. The train wasn't leaving until 1pm so we checked out as late as possible. Once at the station we waited around until 12 reading and sorting out formalities like changing money before boarding the train ...
Nothing In Not So Many Words
This is a top pick! ... , to Bangkok) in search of hedonistic pleasures. Betting on horses is the one remaining avenue of satisfaction for gamble-crazy Hong Kong people. Accordingly, they come out in droves to Happy Valley on Wednesday night race night, armed with a section of ...
Hong-Kong-Blogathon
This is a top pick! ... Star Ferry is actually cheaper and a nice ride and view all the way... so we mostly did that, unless we were in a rush... Hong Kong was a very lazy place for us... we had a few errands to run, which included visiting the Vietnamese and Thai embassies ...
Its the large things in life that matter!
This is a top pick! ... on there anyway, so we'll give that a miss. We also caught a tram up to the Peak which is overlooking the whole of Hong Kong and surrounding islands. The tram ride was unbelievably steep (26 degrees) but it only took 10 minutes. At the top you have a ...
The Epic Begins...
This is a top pick! ... day I was less than impressed with the thick layer of smog which seemed to interrupt the otherwise perfect cityscape. A city like Hong Kong raises questions in my mind surround the logistics of how so many people live in such a small area of seemingly ...
Hong Kong - going up or going down?
This is a top pick! ... myself included -- questioned its relevance. The feeling was that, soon enough, investors wouldn't need a gateway to China. Hong Kong's middleman role would be eliminated by cities like Shanghai. Investors haven't made much money betting against Hong ...
Happy Holidays everyone
This is a top pick! ... this email will have to take the place of Christmas Cards. Just to let you know, we are staying with Chris' parents in Hong Kong for the holidays. We are wishing you all a very Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas, Happy Belated Hannukah. Have a great holiday ...
Getting use to Hong Kong...
This is a top pick! ... I have become so slack in arriving in new cities... my planning has become basically non-existant now. Today was great. Boris, a Hong Kong local has been wonderful in helping me attend to my business of the day including: 1. Getting a Chinese ...
The best airport in the world is . . .
This is a top pick! I wondered if they also surveyed those people forced - or choosing - to stay in the world's airports? Anyway, Hong Kong's airport (no domestic airport on that patch of turf) has been voted the world's best - by the annual Skytrax travel survey. More ...
Is there a Doctor in the House?
This is a top pick! ... ran down the aisle. Luckily there was a Doctor on board and was already dealing with the unknown crisis. We arrived at Hong Kong airport and got the special Disney MRT train to Disneyland. Unfortunately having to wait for the train and the hotel ...
Last Days Of This Trip!!.
This is a top pick! ... it to buy groceries and it will take us all the way to the airport when we leave today. Our Air China flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong was delayed and we arrived quite late in the evening with no accommodation booked. We belatedly realized that the World ...
Hong Kong Disneyland, an awkward experience
This is a top pick! ... in pyrotechniques since time immemorial. Well, maybe because it was a weekday when we went there. I may be wrong, correct me if I am. Anyway, we crossed the Macau-Hong Kong border via a one hour turbojet ferry ride and the same ride going back to ...
HK Location Summary (inc Macau and Lantau Island)
This is a top pick! LOCATION SUMMARY Sights 6 People 5 Food 6 Accommodation 8 Ease of Travel / Communication 5 Value for ...
Secret Hong Kong
This is a top pick! ... . A sign hangs on the shop wall with the words "Universal Style Chi Gung" - a style he developed and now teaches in Hong Kong, China, and Japan. Step into his shop and spark off a conversation - Grand Master Tong will give you a lesson. To find him at ...
Marc DJ'ing at Buddah Lounge Hong Kong
This is a top pick! ... Marc got a gig at a place called the Buddha Lounge so we stocked up with a few beers before we headed over to Hong Kong Island. We got the ferry over and as we got off the ferry there were a bunch of guys with their guitars just playing ...
Week in Honkers
This is a top pick! ... there was to much slimey shit !!! Around the corner was the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. It had all the history, showing how Hong Kong had developed, especially over the last fifty years. Amazingly where we stood was nothing until the sixties. You have got ...
A great week!
This is a top pick! It's been an amazing week- Hong Kong's as good as ever! I'm in Singapore at the moment for an overnight stop before heading off to Hanoi. On Tuesday night I met my second cousin Mark, who now lives in Hong Kong and is the same age as me when I lived ...
Lantau Island
This is a top pick! ... town on the island, were I planned on taking the MTR back to Kowloon but only after stopping for a McFlurry at McDonald's. Supposedly Hong Kong McDonald's have the most fattening Big Macs anywhere in the world but I declined to try one at this point even ...
Another Day in Hong Kong
This is a top pick! ... I am waiting to find a computer yet where I can upload photo's but I will be on it as soon as I can. So, day two in Hong Kong started with torrential downpours, so that is when I took the time to update the last 3 days of this blog. We got breakfast ...
Hong Kong's Ocean Park
This is a top pick! ... . the bus is leaving after 15 minutes yet. Luckily we made it to the other entrance. Got our stuffs and started looking for dinner in downtown Hong Kong and headed back to Macau where we spent the rest of the night watching the fountain show at ...
COMPELLED BY THE POWER OF JESUS
This is a top pick! ... trip. My original plan was to hang around Asia for the summer. Unfortunately, as countries refuse to issue visas from Hong Kong and every person in China systematically contracts SARS, it seems as if this isn't the best place to be right now. Instead - ...
"Stairway to Heaven"
This is a top pick! The guidebook lists the Big Buddha at the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island as one of the ten 'must-sees'. So we went and we saw. He was big. World's largest oudoor seated Buddha... An efficient ride on the ...
Enter the Dragon
This is a top pick! ... hospitality from Faresh and his misses Lucy...top people and Lowe theres no excuses get yourself out over here on a cheap airline deal, Hong Kong is the nuts!!!! I was half expecting Honkers to be something like Singapore, which was in all a bit of a ...