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Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon » Kowloon City March 2nd 2024

Tour Days 143 & 144, Cruise Days 41 & 42 – Days at Sea – Both days were spent getting ready to depart ms Westerdam. I turned in my laundry and should be good to go until I get home in three weeks (counting days to return, no; counting clean underwear, yes). Both days found me spending a little time at the casino and visiting the several pubs scattered around the ship. For this two-week segment, Tokyo (Yokohama) to Hong Kong, I purchased the drinks package so I could sample cocktails I have never tried or haven’t had for so many years I cannot remember. My “never have had” list is exhaustive – Whiskey Sour, Old Fashion, Manhattan, Martini, Negroni, Tom Collins and on and on. I have lived a pretty sheltered life in the larger, ... read more
Aboard ms Westerdam
Aboard ms Westerdam
Aboard ms Westerdam

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon February 28th 2024

I discovеrеd a hostеl and pеrhaps namеd thе Travеlеr's Hostеl. It is locatеd in Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon and on Mody Road. Today was a vеry walkin' day for mе. I droppеd down my drеss so thе zippеr could bе adjustеd. Thosе budgеt hostеls arе still hiddеn from mе. Thеrе's morе work to bе donе in thе mornin'. Whilе I was out today and it startеd to rain and so I took a covеrеd sеat in a pеdеstrian "rеst arеa" an' rеad. Thе ground lеvеl of this buildin' is homе to thе tailor whеrе my drеss is locatеd (Lyton Buildin'). Thе third floor housеs an Indian rеstaurant as wеll. In this rеgion and it sееms that mеn who look Indian arе thе onеs who stand outsidе thеir storеs handin' out brochurеs an' askin' individuals who ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon February 27th 2024

My flight was dеlayеd by morе than thirty minutеs. I was ablе to purchasе a tickеt for thе Cityfliеrs busеs an' boardеd thе highеr lеvеl to start my journеy into thе city. It madе mе think of thе largе rеd bus that wе took to thе confеrеncе in Tianjin. I guеss only in thе samе way as thе hеight; it was considеrably slееkеr. It wasn't too hard to gеt to Mong Kok and but I had troublе findin' thе accommodation I had bookеd. Upon conductin' additional rеsеarch in LP and I havе concludеd that I do not wish to rеmain thеrе. I еmailеd thеm to inquirе about rеsеrvations an' potеntial long tеrm stay discounts and an' thеy rеpliеd that thеy wouldn't providе mе a significant discount. I am gonna movе to a lеss еxpеnsivе part of ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon October 13th 2018

Got a taste for how the ‘other half’ travel, and . . . Shit! It’s hard to go back! . . . .We had the good fortune to each acquire a pair of Qantas Club admissions as part of a new credit card package we top on earlier this year. This allowed us to cash in on the deal at both ends of our Hong Kong venture. On heading out of Melbourne, we had been re-allocated, on the eve of departure, to a direct flight to Hong Kong rather than through Sydney. Our flight was leaving at 08:30am on Mon 24/Sep/18, so with all the pre-flight kerfuffle that takes place we were at Tulla by about 06:30am. Earlier online check-in streamlined it that little bit more. All the better to maximise the Qantas Club experience. I ... read more
What a piece of art!
Hong Kong view from our Cordis room
View from Cordis Pool area

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon October 5th 2018

Today was the day! We went to our first country while living in China! Granted, it was Hong Kong, which we can see from the apartment, but haven’t been able to go since we got here. . . And Blake’s been antsy. Hong Kong has a been a top Travel Bucket List item for you...and from the pictures we researched, I could totally see why! Our day started so early. 4:45am and we trekked up to Futian to meet our boss, Tyler. With it being Holiday Week, he said he hadn’t had a touristy day in HK, so totally tagged along. After a breakfast at McDonalds (cheap, easy, convenient and Oh So Tasty!) we decided to get lost in HK. Literally. Having an international plan through Verizon spoiled me. We crossed the border into HK and ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon October 1st 2018

Hello, We got home really late last night after a LOT of walking, so hopefully my memory isn't too sketchy, I had to put this entry off till this morning. It was our last day in Macau today, so we just took it easy and hung out in the hotel pool after another long breakfast. The hotel is only a few minutes away from one of the ferry ports that links up to Hong Kong and also to the mainland, so we figured it would be just as easy to have a bit of a rest day. It wasn't a rest day in the end, we did heaps, but it was good to have a morning to relax a bit from all the stress of a holiday! Coming in and out of Hong Kong and Macau ... read more
An exceptionally well framed family photo
Ivy on the Hong Kong Metro
LIAM!!!

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon September 19th 2018

Czy polecałbym komuś Chiny jako cel podróży? Wszystko zależy od tego co chce się w czasie takiej podróży zobaczyć i jak spędzić czas. Nie jest to na pewno miejsce, w które poleciec można, nie będąc w Azji nigdy wcześniej. Będąc wcześniej raz, np. w komercyjnej Tajlandii, też możnaby z takiego wyjazdu nie wrócić w dobrym stanie psychicznym. A więc po kolei, nasze podstawowe refleksje: Smog. Nie pisałem o nim nic wcześniej, bo do wizyty w Zhangjiajie był w zasadzie nie zauważalny. Może dlatego, że w Guilin jest tak dużo e-motocykli? W północnej części Zhangjiajie też jest ich dużo, lecz zduszona pomiędzy wyższymi górami chmura szarego ludzkopochodnego pyłu nie daje spojrzeć przejrzyście dalej niż na 1 km. Czułem, że z tymi widokami jest coś nie tak. Nie była to kwestia chmur bo problem pojawiał się też w ... read more
Skutery.
Z Dazhai.
Zhangjiajie.

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon September 17th 2018

Każda historia, która zmierza ku pozytywnemu zakończeniu pozwala w równie pozytywny sposób patrzec, z perspektywy czasu, na minione dni. Siedząc w pociągu Fungxiao z Changscha do Shenzhen myślimy o naszej dwudniowej walce o wydostanie się z wnętrzności chińskiego smoka zrelaksowani ale czesciowo przetrawieni. Ów zacharczal dziś przeciągle i wypluł nas na poludnie. Druga połowa wczorajszego dnia i pierwsza dzisiejszego nie była dla nas na pewno czasem straconym. Myślę nawet, że dowiedzieliśmy się o prawdziwych, dzisiejszych Chinach dużo więcej niż przez minione 2 tygodnie. Już w Zhangjiajie wiedziałem, że straciliśmy kolejny nocleg. Tym razem w Guangzhou. Powiewy Manghkuta skutecznie wyłączyły z użytku wszystkie trasy kolejowe prowadzące do Shenzhen. Nie chciałem więc przesadzać z kosztami noclegu w Changscha, nie wiedząc nawet czy i kiedy uda nam się tam dotrzeć. Zarezerwowaliśmy... read more
W kolejce po odbiór biletów w Changscha.
Nasz blok, nasza wspólnota na 2 dni.
Blokowisko w Changscha.

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon September 3rd 2018

Basia wlaczyla sobie chinska kablowke a ja zaczynam sie niepokoic bo moja nowo zakupiona klawiatura pomimo, ze pieknie zwija sie w rulon, jest z silikonu, wiec mozna z niej zrobic tymczasowy dywanik pod prysznic, lub gdy zwinie sie wzdluz uzyc jak palki policyjnej i laczy sie z telefonem przez niebieskiego zeba, pomimo tego wszystkiego jest do bani bo nie ma polskich liter i kazdy kto to bedzie czytal nastepne 2 tyg bedzie sie meczyl. Trudno, kiedys juz tak bylo jak mialem taniego chinskiego notebooka :). Nawet nie musze sprawdzac bo klawiatura tez jest pewnie stad :). Ok do rzeczy. Jak sie lata Finnairem? Dobrze, pod warunkiem, ze nie leci sie z Gdanska do Helsinek z tabunem skacowanych Suomi. 2 godziny podrozy do stolicy Finlandii bylo wieksza meka niz 9 h lotu do Hongkongu. Kilkudziesieciu blond samcow ... read more
Ulice HK
Podczas naszej 3 podróży z lotniska
Mały ale przytulny

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon July 23rd 2018

As I have said many times - each 12 hour long haul flight is but 3 movies long. And sometimes it can be a trilogy that just needs to be watched. having read the Maze Runner series of books it was a good chance to compare and watching back-to-back movies can sometimes help pass the hours if you can't sleep. Hong Kong airport: Exiting the airport proved to be a little more fraught than expected. Diligently following the hotel website instructions, we located the A14 reception desk and requested to book the hotel shuttle. Met by blank looks. This no longer happens so it would seem. Sooo.. out to the hotel shuttle pick up points - no luck there either. After wasting another 15 minutes we decided to buy the Airport express train ticket and get ... read more
Noodles and King prawns




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