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USA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By msoleksy | Views [67] | Comments [2]
So we are already on our last day here in Hong Kong! It was a great place to get accustomed to the time change without completely being overwhelmed by culture shock. We stayed at a person's house who we connected with through couchsurfing.org. It was ... Read more >
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HONG KONG | Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [126] | Comments [1]
Unable to obtain more than a single month visa for China in Vietnam, we decided to go to Hong Kong to get new China visas. Hong Kong
was reunited with China in 1997, despite this it still holds a great deal of autonomy from the ... Read more >
Tags: hong kong, star ferry, chungking & mirador mansions, victoria peak tram, mid level esculators, skyline
HONG KONG | Fri, 2 Oct 2009 | By poeanne | Views [90] | Comments [1]
Thursday October 1, 2009 We have one day in Hong Kong. It started with Anne teaching a class first thing this morning due to the 12 hour time difference. As soon as the class was over, we talked to the concierge at the hotel and got a Macau map and ... Read more >
Tags: hong kong, macau, taipa, china
HONG KONG | Thu, 1 Oct 2009 | By poeanne | Views [75]
Well our trip to Bhutan ends today. We got up early, ate breakfast and then went to the airport. It was emotional saying goodbye to our guide and driver. We were surprised to see both Druk Airlines airplanes on the tarmac at the same time. These ... Read more >
Tags: paro, bhutan, india, thailand, hong kong
USA | Fri, 11 Sep 2009 | By poeanne | Views [84] | Comments [3]
In 15 hours from now, with just a carry-on bag, my mom, sister, and I will set out on a 21 hour flight for "an adventure of a lifetime". As we travel through 7 countries over the next three weeks, we will be updating our blog regularly.... Read more >
Tags: bhutan, tibet, nepal, china, india, thailand, hong kong, maccau, atlanta georgia
HONG KONG | Mon, 17 Aug 2009 | By karolsee | Views [29]
With so many sights to see, foods to eat, stores to shop at, and must go places, Hong Kong was one of the most fun, expensive, and tiring trip I've been on. It being the biggest adventure my friends and I have gone on together, this is definitely one ... Read more >
Tags: hong kong, city, shopping, food trip, bargain hunts
HONG KONG | Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [125]
Location: Lovers’ Rock, Bowen Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Dates: Seventh day of the seventh lunar month Level of Participation: 2 – see dazzling displays of domestic prowess and gaze at the starry symbols of two lovers ... Read more >
Tags: hong kong, world festivals
HONG KONG | Sat, 20 Jun 2009 | By heywoods1976 | Views [60]
Hong Kong became a suprise part of itinerary when we booked our flights. We hadn’t planned on coming here but our route meant we had to have a stopover here. Hong Kong isn’t a stop on the usual backpacker trail as it’s not ideal for those on a budget, ... Read more >
Tags: heywoods1976, hong kong
MACAU | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 | By jjassen | Views [47]
Hello, and guess what? I am back in the US of A, happy to be visiting my dear folks Kathy and Daryl at their new home in Montana. I decided to visit here first, before and instead of heading directly to Portland, because here I can sit back, relax, ... Read more >
Tags: macau, hong kong, casinos, home
HONG KONG | Sat, 11 Apr 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [226]
Cheung Chau Bun Festival. Photo by [laszlo-photo], Flickr.com Location: In front of Pak Tai Temple, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong Dates: Starts on the sixth day of the fourth lunar month, usually late April or early May Level of Participation: 2 -... Read more >
Tags: world festivals, hong kong, cheung chau bun festival
HONG KONG | Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By liam_omalley | Views [149]
Well, I'm finally here, down in Australia, and so far its great! Set off from Heathrow to Hong Kong last Monday Night, to say it was a bumpy flight would be a bit of an understatement, unfortunately it decided to be rather rough just at the point that ... Read more >
Tags: plane, flight, heathrow, hong kong, sydney, australia
HONG KONG | Mon, 22 Dec 2008 | By george | Views [378] | Comments [3]
I'm only in Hong Kong for four days, and haven't got round to writing anything, so here's a bunch of pictures instead: Tough food choices Louis Vuitton was so busy in the run up to Christmas that they'd started a nightclub style one-in/one-... Read more >
Tags: hong kong, kowloon
CHINA | Wed, 17 Dec 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [227]
Location: Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong Dates: Lunar New Year (between 19 January and 20 February) Level of Participation: 3 – there’s a host of activities relating to Chinese New Year, and your level of involvement ... Read more >
Tags: china, hong kong, chun jie, spring festival, chinese new year, world festivals
HONG KONG | Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By skitobe | Views [112]
what a crazy city...jam-packed streets with half the city in halloween costume, late nights in lang kwai fong, mastering the MRT, lazy days wondering through markets, amazing food served kicking in plastic bags before it hits the plate...now this is a ... Read more >
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CHINA | Mon, 6 Oct 2008 | By abelaine | Views [141]
I am sure that I already mentioned that Hong Kong is great for shopping. From clothes, to great food, markets and of course -- Electronics. Let me be clear, the electronics are not really much cheaper than in many countries. You could get the same ... Read more >
Tags: china, hong kong
CHINA | Fri, 3 Oct 2008 | By abelaine | Views [181]
So we took the T97 fast train from Beijing to Hong Kong. The trip was 25 hours and leaves every other day. This same train also leaves from Shanghai. NOTE: You really don't have to go to GuangZhou then cross the border from there. Even some Chinese ... Read more >
Tags: beijing, traing, hong kong, t97
HONG KONG | Thu, 4 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [147]
Areas to stay are HKG island, Tsui San Tui (something like that), Jordan, Mong Kok. There are hotels plenty for 600HKG a night. A cheaper option is local guesthouses. All places are a box some smaller than others, but some are okay. Most have tv, tiny ... Read more >
Tags: accommodation, hkg, hong kong
HONG KONG | Mon, 1 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [147]
Felt great to arrive. The airport was so organised and people so helpful. It was pleasure to soar ir seeing the green coast line and islands. To the main city you can catch bus A21 for 33HKG. This will take you to Kowloon. Mong Kog is great main area.... Read more >
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HONG KONG | Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By vampireinthecity | Views [49]
From Florida and LA, I now fly to what can be considered the Manhattan of the East (giving a totally new meaning to the term Upper East-siders): HONG KONG. More. More. More.
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UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 19 Mar 2008 | By magic_johnson | Views [202]
Cold?... I cant remember who said it now, but a few people were worried that we weren't packing enough winter clothing. Upon arriving in Hong Kong, and ever since, we found it to be very hummid the heat was particularly obvious when we carried our 20kg ... Read more >
Tags: hong kong, china, travel, backpack, cantonesse, shenzen, western, british rule, culture
HONG KONG | Mon, 3 Dec 2007 | By simon_monk | Views [668] | Comments [3] | Video
We were just returning home after six exhausting days setting up the World Nomads China office in Shenzhen and were in a taxi on the way to the airport.
Look carefully and you can see at least FIVE mobile phones in his cab ... most of ... Read more >
Tags: taxi, mobile phone, nokia, nomads, business, china, hong kong, humour, bizarre, dangerous
HONG KONG | Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [153]
A more detailed blog from Hong Kong: We arived late into Hong Kong on Friday night, grabbed a bus to take us to the centre of Kowloon. On the way in we got the impression that this place is pretty huge and very high!. We got off the bus at Tsim Sha ... Read more >
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HONG KONG | Thu, 26 Sep 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [126]
I am sitting here on the top deck listening to Tim play guitar. Hong Kong’s lights glisten on the water and fog envelops everything. A pretty picture, but I didn’t want to have any part of it today. Now I know what burnout means. People ... Read more >
Tags: burnout, hong kong
