Blogs from Hong Kong, Asia - page 7

#Optoutside is the movement to get outside on Black Friday. Black Friday has gone out of control for many years in the US. During the 4-day Thanksgiving holiday, the doorbuster sales start as early as Thursday 6pm. Stores want you to skip the whole turkey thing and go shopping! This year, we #optoutside in Hong Kong. But isn’t HK known for shopping and endless high-rises? It’s not widely known that outside of those high-rise shopping jungles in Central and Kowloon, most of HK is green! This year, we found an uber deal to Hong Kong for the Thanksgiving week. Time to check out four Hong Kong long-distance trails spanning over 298km with 14,500m total elevation gain. So excited! After researching, I picked out sections from each of the four trails: 1) HK trail section 8 (Dragon’s ... read more

Hi everyone, We decided to make the most of our last full day in Hong Kong. We took the metro down to the ferry which was interesting then got a bus to Kowloon on mainland Hong Kong.We headed for a fabric bazaar but it was not that easy to find. A man said it was no trouble to take us there so we accepted his help. Unfortunately he took us to the wrong place and we walked in a circle. Eventually he managed to get us there. Wow,wow wow.I was in heaven. At last a fabric shop to die for. It was enormous.Barely enough room to walk down the paths between rolls and rolls of fabric and with no air conditioning extremely hot. By the time I had finished Pat was nearly passing away with hunger ... read more

The night was a bit better but it takes me a while to get adjusted. Fortunately my toe was a none issue. I am feeling confident about it. First thing was a paddle to the river beside Disney World. The sea was calm, there were lots of birds and it helped wake me up. We showered with a hose at the boat club and then went grocery shopping, not too comfortable in the cold store. We had a brunch at Charlottes. First Skyped with their friends in LA then met Sasha and Jenn. Around three it was time for our hike up the mountain. Right outside the apartment there is a path that goes up the mountain. Saw some great views and Johns dog loved taking a dip in the stream. Surprising how close these remote ... read more

We got up at 6:30 and caught the 7 am ferry to HK. John had some work in the city and I was visiting Macau. Took the TurboJet high speed ferry, about an hour trip. Planned to visit the Old Town, without any specific plans. Wound my way in the general direction and managed to find the right area. Toured several churches and the fort. Also several free museums. The Old Town area is super crowded so I took some side roads and quickly had the streets to my self. The brick sidewalks remind me of Portugal, which reflects the Portuguese heritage of Macau. Now I have access to gps so can't get badly lost so it is a lot of fun to just wander and explore areas that interest me. I finally ended up at ... read more

Ok, so this is not how we had planned our excursion to victoria peak! We were going to catch the funicular and enjoy the ride up in all comfort and laziness. But so were 2 other million people. after a fun ride by vintage tram and bus, the view of the queue at the funicular discouraged us from waiting. And we set on upwards. And up the slope and the paths we went, in the dusk and then the moonlight. What an eclectic mix is Hong Kong! It's all metropolis and then you find yourself in a semi jungle, with the chirps of exotic birds and insects and the sweet smell of the forest... After a few wrong turns and very sweaty clothes, we got back to civilisation at the top. And a drink! We are ... read more