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Research - Website ONG KONG - JOCKEY CLUB MT. DAVIS Hong Kong - Jockey Club Mt. Davis Top of Mt Davis Path off Victoria Road, Kennedy Town Hong Kong Hong Kong Tel. 852-2817-5715 info@yha.org.hk AVAILABILITY BOOKABLE ONLINE UP TO 9 PEOPLE VIAMICHELIN MAP AND ROUTE PLANNING Travel Tip Jordi, China (Traveller): «This hostel has an excellent view of Victroria bay. You'd better try it at night.» · more... Hostel Details Situated on the upper slopes of Mount Davis, this is the only hostel on Hong Kong Island. It offers superb views of Victoria Harbour and is 5km from Ocean Park. There is a capacity for 163 guests and facilities include air-conditioning, BBQ, TV, laundry and self-catering kitchen. Effective from 1 April 2007, room rates for overnight at this hostel will be adjusted. A two-tier room rates ... read more

Research from website: http://www.bitrot.de/bike_mexico.html Backpacking Tour: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala The tour took 10 days in August 2003. MEXICO 2.8. Merida is one of the two cities in Yucatan with a convenient international airport. (The other is Cancun, but that's a tourist ghetto.) I arrived in Merida late at night, and I didn't feel like exploring the bus system so I simply walked up to the taxi booth and had them deposit me at the Nomadas Hostel for 110 pesos. (10 pesos are about 1 Euro.) The hostel manager didn't remember my reservation but he found a bed for me anyway. It's a really noisy place, but I had earplugs. I like to begin tours like this in hostels because there are people there who can give recommendations and warnings. Sometimes there are people who go in ... read more

Our new temporary flat mate, Rob, moved into Leah’s room on Monday night. While we were chatting to him, I missed a phone call from NZ. I gave James a call back, and while I was talking to him I tried to multitask, and didn’t realised that I had stuck a red-ish top in with the rest of my whites (including my new top from Zara), with the washing machine set to a 90 Deg wash. So my clothes came out pink! After work on Tuesday, me and my new neighbour and work colleague, Carlo, went for a walk along the little canals in Little Venice, looking for somewhere to eat for dinner. Its a cute little area lined with canal boasts and little parks dotted along the edge. Unfortunately, we didn’t find anywhere to eat, ... read more