Hong kong
Travel Blogs from Hong kong, Hong Kong
Hanging in Hong Kong Part Deux (a)
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"
... 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??????
... 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!
... 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
... Traveler's Tips If any of you are thinking of taking a R/T Air Asia flight into Macau just because it's cheaper than flying into Hong Kong, don't bother. The R/T ferry tickets will eat up most of that advantage at $20USD each way. But for me it worked ...
Welcome to Hong Kong
... 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
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
... , 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
... 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!
... 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...
... 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?
... . One, of course, is innate industriousness. It's a highly capitalist economy that's proved nimbler than many expected. Hong Kong's location, energy, skilled workforce and linear focus on business often help the city confound skeptics. Unique ...
Happy Holidays everyone
... 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...
... 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 . . .
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?
... 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!!.
... and spending the day hiking around the top, wandering the markets in Kowloon, and enjoying the kilometres of walkways that join Hong Kong's central skyscrapers above the traffic. Hong Kong is known for its excellent shopping but the only thing we have ...
Hong Kong Disneyland, an awkward experience
... 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)
LOCATION SUMMARY Sights 6 People 5 Food 6 Accommodation 8 Ease of Travel / Communication 5 Value for ...
Secret Hong Kong
... inspired by their discovery - which they documented on blurry video that was unfortunately corrupted by a "mysterious force" - they returned to Hong Kong determined to build a replica of the famous life-raft. Four years later, they've done just that, ...
Marc DJ'ing at Buddah Lounge Hong Kong
... 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
... 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!
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
... 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
... 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
... . 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
... -gentle BMW or comparable four-door sedan, the perfect new car purchase for the young, hardworking professional. Luckily, this is Hong Kong, land of the replacement cell phone, and after a few well-placed phone calls amongst exchange students and ...
"Stairway to Heaven"
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
... 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 ...
