Hong Kong
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Friday, 12 Oct 2007 | Views [395]
This morning, after breakfast at the Java Coffee Bar (highly recommended) I took the first stage of my flight over to Tokyo, stopping off in Hong Kong, where I am now. I am sleeping the night in the travellers lounge, you can get a bed if you book ahead, ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [336]
My most usefull piece of kit in Hong Kong has been a small button compass key ring I bought in UK. When you arrive in a new location by MTR, train, taxi, etc, when you exit the station, it is really usefull to be able to work out what direction the ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [343]
I have found that finding an Internet Cafe in HK is quite difficult. Everyone seems to have laptops, so wireless is wide spread, however, old fashioned Internet cafe's seem to have died a death. Hotels are one option, however they are expensive. I ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [265]
I found that meals that I would normally associate with Vegetarians, such as tofu soup, etc often have pork in as a flavouring, this is never stated on the menu, so I recommend you always ask what meat is in the meal, even if it seems obviously vegetarian.... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [353]
Today I spent some time in Kowloon, I made the mistake of taking the MTR to Kowloon instead of Tsim Sha Tsui. I then made the mistake of deciding to walk to the waterfront instead of retracing my journey on the MTR ! The heat was terrible and with the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [607]
Today I went up to the Peak to take in the view. I travelled up the mid-level escaltors and the walked to the Botanical Gardens. The Botanical gardens were a great place to take a rest, the Gibbons were great ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [391]
The first few days in Hong Kong it rained a lot. Despite the rain, the heat and humidity were high. One item of kit I would recommend is an umbrella, everyone in HK uses an umbrella instead of raincoats and with the heat, I can understand why. I spent ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [367]
The mid level escalators take you from Central up to the higher ground in Hong Kong. As you travel up you get a pretty good view of some of the streets in that area and get to see in the back windows of a lot of shops, restaurants, etc, which is quite ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 29 Sep 2007 | Views [984]
The City Garden hotel ( www.citygarden.com.hk )was my choice of hotel; all the big names in HK are really expensive and this one came up on www.Kayak.co.uk ( thanks Chris ). One of my colleagues has stayed there on business and said it was OK. It ... Read more >
Tags: Budgets & money
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Saturday, 22 Sep 2007 | Views [442]
I arrived at Hong Kong airport a little worried about getting to my hotel. However, if you follow the signs to the airport express, there is an official Hong Kong tourist board desk. They advised me to get an Oyster Card, which gave me one trip on the ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
