Hong Kong Stories and Tips

Quote: On Arrival -- Get your Octopus card and head to the bus terminal for the 21 lines, i.e. E21, N21, N21A, and A21. Just read the route descriptions carefully. They will bring you to Nathan Road (the main strip of Kowloon city), many…

Quote: Cost -- It is pretty much of a delima for those who travel to Hong Kong. Most people who can afford the high cost do not have too much time. Then, for those gap year backpackers, most can't afford a US$35 dorm bed…

Quote: Bargain Shopping -- Sorry for bursting your bubble so soon, but the era of shopping heaven has long gone for Hong Kong. Sure, you still can find some "cheap" stuff there. However, majority of the so-called "bargains" you can find are just simply…

Quote: We were determined that our last day in Hong Kong be as packed full of memorable experiences as possible. This meant getting up and getting going. We were staying at an airport hotel very near to the Ngong Ping cable car station and…

Quote: There is a deliberately unassuming little club on Staunton Street in Hong Kong called Feather Boa. From the outside, you would never know it existed. There is no sign, indeed no indication whatsoever that a popular bôite can be found within. The…

Quote: Arriving in Hong Kong on the luxurious express train from Guangzhou, we checked into our hotel and hurried out on a sparkling spring day to walk the harbor promenade. Hong Kong seemed to me as just another huge urban shopping center. Although beautiful, I was…

Quote: While Hong Kong has an array of foods from Asia and the world (see SOHO area even if you don’t like Asian food), you should experience one of Hong Kong’s specialties at least once: Dim Sum. Dim Sum is largely a collection of steamed and…

Quote: Visiting Hong Kong can be an outstanding experience for anyone - even those of us who do not speak the language and are not sure what Chinese language is spoken in Hong Kong. I highly recommend Hong Kong and Asia to anyone who is interested…

Quote: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China: That’s Hong Kong to you and me. It's located at the southern tip of China and is split into two large islands, a slice of the mainland, and 200-odd smaller islands. Hong Kong Island…

Quote: The mood turned from jovial to sour in an instant. One minute, we were sitting by a pay phone, joking away as usual, and then Thom's face dropped as he read a text message saying, "London's been attacked by terrorists - 6 bombs". We both lived…