Blogs from Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 11

Hi guys I'm new to this so I'm hoping I'll get an answer ASAP coz I'm a wee stuck here. I'm in Hong Kong with my wife and it seems impossible to find a way to Hanoi (Vietnam), I read by others that you can catch a bus from Hong Kong to nanning and then to Hanoi. One question? Do I need a visa if I'm entering china but not spending time in china?... read more

I got the bus from Tai Mei Tuk (the beautiful alpine-looking village where my hostel is) back into Tai Po Market train station. I ran the gauntlet of the Tai Po market stalls in order to get to the Hong Kong Railway museum which turned out to be closed (it opens every day but Tuesday.) Instead I decided to take a local bus from Tai Po market to Hung Ham Long? where there is a famous wishing tree. It was a recommendation from my guide book. I arrived to find a little market place with a local temple, lots of locals sitting around eating noodles and drinking China milk tea, and incense everywhere. I paid a lady 50 pence and she gave me a fancy scroll and a pen with which to write my wish. I ... read more

I met Elaine and her family for lunch today. They were eating Dim sum (Hong Kong's equivalent to Spanish tapas.) She met me at Wong Tai Sin station (it's near her house) and she took me to where her family were eating in a big hall with lots of round tables which could fit 7 people around them. Elaine was with her mum, two of her mum's friends and her dad, then her sister joined us later. They are a lovely family and although none of them apart from Elaine could speak English, her mum made me laugh a lot. Elaine interpreted between us as her mum was asking me lots of questions, like which year was · born and which is my Chinese animal, Apparently it is a tiger but I would really love to ... read more

Ahoj! Many, many apologies for being M.I.A. There has been whirlwind of events the past few days so let's start with new years eve. New Years Eve in HK is a blast and a half! Winnie and I walked all over Central. We started off at Mana!, an extremely healthy restaurant that consists of flatbreads, salads and shakes. I'm pretty sure it's a vegetarian place but man, it was delicious. It's got a Boulder-esque feel with its decoration and the water fountain comes from a "water wall"... and they call it sky juice. That part of it, is okay, not my cup of tea but the food makes it all fantastic. And it's all made in-house and it's super fresh! Now that's rare in HK. Then we made our way to a Belgian waffle shop called ... read more

Good day! It's great to catch up with good friends. I spent the better part of the day with the girls (Mandy, Tracy and Winnie). We ate, shopped, shopped and shopped. I haven't shopped like a Hong Kong-er in a while and let me tell you, the locals here really know how to shop. There's a ton of walking, going up and down escalators, squeezing through crowds, plotting from one mall to the next a.k.a. mall hopping, visiting over a hundred stores and bargaining. We shopped for about 4 hours but the average shopping adventures are about 6 - 8 hours and most of the time, there's no resting. We were shopping in Mong Kok, which is where most of the local malls are located. These malls are intimate in space and FULL of things. And ... read more