Chungking House
Travel Blogs from Hong Kong
Made in Canada?
To make up for having spent the previous 5 months on the road sightseeing and the such, as opposed to the normal activities western babies are supposed to do, we decided to spend some of our time in Hong Kong at playgroups and playgrounds, trying to use the Hong Kong expat community for a bit sized amount of western normality for B-Dubs.
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Swelting start
I really liked Hong Kong, even the dodgy, dodgy building I was staying in Chungking Masions the place with a past. Also the first place I've seen where you have security guard making sure the lifts aren't overloaded, and yes the lifts often were so packed they exceeded the maximum and often just stopped. The building itself has everything you need …
The Shadow of Buddha, and, What my Students Want
After my first visit, I was sure Hong Kong was all city. Flying into the airport there, we saw some less-inhabited islands, but the initial impression of those was soon overtaken by the thicket of tall buildings making up the Hong Kong skyline. On my second visit, Dan and I went around to the southern side of the main island and visited Repulse Bay …
China Woods
Hong Kong is a lot easier to enjoy when jet lag and humidity are removed from the equation. Saying that however, after the warmth of South East Asia the sea breeze and 18 degrees which welcomed us off the plane made the journey to Chungking mansions more akin to an Arctic expedition than a commute through Hong Kong. The crowds of coat wearers and …
Kong - sumption
De overgang van Indië naar Hong Kong was even aanpassen. Vanuit het stof, chaos en armoede naar een stad vol lichtreclames. Alles is Hong Kong is gericht op consumptie. Metrostations komen uit in shoppingcentra. Mensen staan aan te schuiven om in de Prada, Louis Vuiton en Chanel winkels binnen te komen. Daarenboven was alles nu nog eens in een …