Hong Kong Plaza

... un continente descubrir... lo descubres conmigo? This travel slideshow of Julio’s trip to 6 cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong was created by TravelPod the Web’s Original Travel Blog on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 4:55pm ...

... to the Harbour Plaza and headed over to my new home for the next few months. And it was then that I learned a lesson about the Hong Kong real estate market. As I will only be based in Hong Kong for 3-6 months I had to go the Serviced Apartment route -- ...

... posts at 500 m intervals along the path. It is named after Crawford Murray MacLehose, the longest serving governor of Hong Kong, who established the Country Parks and was himself an enthusiastic hiker. The trail passes through a variety of natural and ...

... .  Taiwan is the Republic of China, Mainland China (Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai) is the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China!  Hong Kong was a British Colony until 1997, when it was turned back over ...

... listened to them for quite a few nights without getting tired of them. I'd recommend it to any of my friends visiting Hong Kong. :-) Day 6 - Thursday Nothing much to write about the last day. Was getting depressed that I was going home. Checked ...

... send one of those nubile female stewardesses over please - I think  it's time for my business fellating". The landing at Hong Kong was a little frightening given the runway's proximity to the murky depths but our trip into the city centre was much ...

... whole way to Perth to find one!!! LOL!!! Wayne and I arrived in Perth this morning after an 8 hour overnight flight from Hong Kong....more about our first experiences of Australia later...firstly I wanted to fill you in about our adventures in Hong ...

... get a double-entry visa, because you won't be able to get back into China without paying dearly for another. Although I must admit, Hong Kong's system was MUCH faster and more civilized than in New York- you get a number and wait- sitting down!- until ...

... to your other international buffet spread.  At another breakfast,  we chose a simpler meal that one commonly sees in Hong Kong movies - porridge with Chinese crullers ( yutiao in Mandarin, yau char kwai to Malaysians, oil-fried-devil - a ...

... to have a couple of hours chill out before jumping in the shower and heading to Tsim Sha Tsui, in Kowloon area. We’re staying on Hong Kong Island so a little trek, however we decided to give it a whirl and walk for a bit to see what there was in the ...

... ready as we arrived well before the official Check-in time. The hotel is very grand and luxurious, and as is the case with Hong Kong hotel, very ostentatious. At 10.30am Andre's old schoolmate, David Hsu, picked us up and acted as tour guide for the ...

... be like staying at a hotel next to the Eiffel Tower and getting a viewless room.  Since who knows if I’ll ever visit Hong Kong again, I decided to live it up now.  I could see the view of the harbor from the lobby restaurant and indeed ...

Hong Kong = skyscrapers - yes, but also beautiful hills and beaches and green spaces Hong Kong = hordes of people - yes, but also best friends from Marbella (thanks Yasmin for a super few days) and Colombia (great to catch up with you Gui) We had a ...

... nbsp; Nobody appears to be jet-lagged yet though!  Weather in HK wet and warm (bit like an average UK summers day). Beento the Hong Kong space museum and had a ride on the famous star ferry.  Also got accosted by a wedding party who wanted us to ...

... bus.   During our drive from the airport to the hotel, Albert briefed us on the upcoming activities and information about Hong Kong.  Some of the key facts include: 1) Hong Kong is comprised of 264 islands; most of which are uninhabited; ...

... merchandise. We met a cool Aussie in a small Chinese restaurant who informed me of the abundance of Australians in Hong Kong which wasn't too surprising given that there are numerous Australian style establishments throughout the city. Our first sunset ...

After an over night in HCMC because we had sort of messed up our flights, we arrived in Hong Kong, city of bright lights and perhaps more rice & noodles.   I think this might have been the first time we have used public transport from the ...