Blogs from Lantau Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 3

Walk of the Stars, Big Buddha, Stilt Houses and Pink Dolphins We decided on a guided tour today because we could cover so much more territory and wanted to go to Lantau Island. We got up early, headed to the metro, swiped our Octopus card and hopped on the MTR headed to Fortress Hill station where we needed to find the City Garden Hotel by 7:45. We exited at Forest Hill amid all the folks heading to their offices, followed signs, took a wrong turn, found the raised pedestrian walkway, asked a direction or two and found the hotel. A Grayline shuttle bus picked us up and took us to Kowloon where we joined a large bus full of people. Then, off to the Walk of the Stars along Victoria Harbor on Kowloon Island. This is ... read more

Hong Kong is amazing!!! ???? Stifling heat, towering buildings and a very odd variety of smells!!!!?? After a delayed flight we were all exhausted but still had the energy to find an authentic Chinese restaurant called Cheers! Then do some shopping at temple street market!!!? When we arrived at the hotel Abby refused to go in the lift so we took the escalator instead!! Two days later, she is the first one in the lift and the last one out!! Transport so far; Taxi to Heathrow courtesy of Steve Gidley- fantastic! Metro from airport to bus terminal, bus to hotel, Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island, taxi back to hotel, ferry to Lantau Isand, scary bus to Ngong Ping, cable car back down mountain, taxi! Monday- managed to wake up before 1pm today so trip to ... read more

A fond farewell, Well, I am on my way back to the states! It is a bit of a tug of war with my emotions. There is nothing more important to me than my family, heck I even got a tattoo that says “family” while I was here. That being said, my favorite thing to do is travel and explore. So with those two things heavy on my mind, my adventure here has come to an end, but I can’t be more excited to see and hug my wonderful wife, kids and family. I feel satisfied that I did all I could do while I was visiting Hong Kong. I have made some friends and contacts that I will hopefully be able to stay in touch with for the rest of my life. I have been ... read more

We have made it as far as the Vancouver airport! We are relaxing in the Premium Lounge, having a beer, before our 2 am flight to Hong Kong. Susan got a deal on the lounge passes on Groupon and I'm glad she did. It's a nice way to start our trip. It's quiet here, there is lots of comfortable seating and food and drink. Our cats are in good hands with our catsitter Ni. We're so glad she's staying in our place taking care of the cats while we're away. Ella knew something was up because of the suitcases. She always hides when visitors come but she came out when before we left so we know she'll be ok with Ni while we're away. Our friend and neighbour Myron drove us to the airport - thanks ... read more

The last few days were pretty busy with work, but I did have a few little mini outings and got a few good pics to go along with them. I had a morning free so I headed over to Stanley which is a beach/resort type area about an hour by bus from HK central station. It only takes an hour because of all of the stops and the traffic. I got a top deck front seat which is like riding a roller coaster! I was hoping for a kayak rental place to go paddle around for a few hours but struck out as I was not a member of any boat clubs. It was still beautiful and I found a good dim sum lunch place for about $58 HKD. I also stopped by a cool "pirate" ... read more