Hong Kong
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A guide to spending an evening at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong
Horse racing is popular worldwide but few places take it to heart like Hong Kong. I don’t make a habit of going to the races but whenever I visit Hong Kong I find it to be an irresistible evening out. The Happy Valley Racecourse was built in 1845 just four years after British troops landed…
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Travel Guide: Visiting Macau from Hong Kong
Whilst based in Hong Kong it’s a good idea to spend a day over in Macau. Getting there is very easy as you can take the MTR to Sheung Wan where the ferry terminal is located. We boarded the fast Turbojet ferry which has departures at up to 30 minute intervals with a journey time…
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How to Visit Hong Kong’s outlying islands using the Star Ferry
Whilst visiting Hong Kong a boat trip to one or more of its outlying islands provides for an enjoyable break from the hustle and bustle of city life. Many of the islands are easily accessible by ferry and the three I have documented below are all within an hour’s distance of Hong Kong Island. Cheung…
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How to Spend a Perfect Day at Hong Kong Disneyland: A Complete Guide
Despite travelling widely, I’d never visited any of the Disneyland theme parks so when an opportunity arose to spend a day at Hong Kong Disneyland I jumped at the chance. Disney tells us all that their theme parks are where magic happens and where your dreams come true. Whilst spending a week in Hong Kong…
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Ngong Ping and Tai O Day Itinerary: What to See & Do in Lantau
I recommend allocating one of your days in Hong Kong to taking a day trip over to Lantau Island by cable car, enabling you to visit the Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha. As the quaint Tai O Fishing Village is located nearby, this can also easily be included into your itinerary. Getting to…
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Visiting Victoria Peak and Sky100: Hong Kong’s Top Viewing Spots
There are several vantage points in Hong Kong where you can enjoy panoramic views of the city’s jaw-dropping city skyline and this post documents a visit to what I consider, two of the finest spots. Victoria Peak Hong Kong is one of my favourite Asian destinations and I always look forward to spending time there.…
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Exploring Stanley by Bus – Hong Kong Travel Guide
It was our final day in Hong Kong and fortunately it was to be a long one as we had arranged overnight flights back to the U.K. The sun was shining brightly through the large windows of the hotel restaurant as we enjoyed our final breakfast at the IBIS North Point. Back in our room…
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How to Get to Lamma Island, Hong Kong by Ferry – Travel Guide
We woke to yet another bright, sunny morning and after eating breakfast we took the MRT to Central and sped along to ferry pier 4 with just a few minutes to spare before the 10.10 a.m. fast ferry to Yung Shue Wan on Lamma Island departed. We paid the HK$16 (£1.60) fare using our Octopus…
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Sha Tin’s Monastery of 10,000 Buddhas: How to Visit, Tips, and Highlights
Our plan for the day was to explore places in Hong Kong that we hadn’t previously visited. We started off the day with a journey on the MRT to Hong Kong University station (HKU) Exit A. The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911 and is the city’s oldest university. It is located on…
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Tai Kwun, Hong Kong: Why This Old Police Station Is a Must-Visit
We thought we had set our phone alarm for 7.30 a.m. but for some reason we didn’t wake until just after 9.00 a.m. Fortunately, our lie in didn’t affect our schedule and we still had time for breakfast in the hotel before going out. Our plan for the morning was to take the MRT to…
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Victoria Peak Hong Kong: Complete Visit Guide & Mid-Autumn Fire Dragon Festival
On our first morning in Hong Kong we were awake quite early and were eating breakfast in the hotel’s 2nd floor restaurant soon after it opened. The selection wasn’t as extensive as at the Manila Sofitel but it was quite adequate for our needs. Our first task on leaving the hotel was to purchase two…
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Visiting the National Bank of the Philippines in Manila: Complete Travel Guide
We woke at 8.00 a.m. and enjoyed our final breakfast in the Sofitel where guests are really spoilt for choice as there are so many dishes to choose from. I started the day with a freshly made honey and oat smoothie which was delicious, then had some fruit and yoghurt before paying my last visit…
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The start of our Asian adventure
I’m fortunate to be off on my travels again, this time to Hong Kong and Taiwan. Hopefully a good balance with a week in a firm favourite of Hong Kong followed by our first ever visit to the beautiful island of Taiwan. We’re planning on seeking out some new places to visit in Hong Kong…
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Arriving in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok airport is both large and well organised, meaning that reclaiming our luggage and heading out to the bus terminal to catch the City Flyer A11 service to North Point only took a matter of minutes. Rather than taking the Airport Express train from where we would have had to change…
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How to Ride the Peak Tram and Explore the Mid-Levels Escalators in Hong Kong
Despite the 8 hour time difference we slept until our alarm went off at 7.00 a.m. We couldn’t see across the harbour from our window as it was so misty but were hopeful that it would soon clear. Breakfast followed in the hotel’s restaurant – a good selection of fruit, yoghurts, pastries and hot dishes to…
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Visiting Kowloon Walled City Park and Stanley: Two Unique Sides of Hong Kong
Another misty morning, and an unusual hotel breakfast combination of Chinese dumplings and Scotch pancakes with maple syrup but equally tasty. Leaving our hotel we called in to the nearby Java Street market, a large indoor wet market over three floors selling fish, meat, fruit vegetables and flowers. The fish market was the most interesting as…
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Spending a day in Macau from Hong Kong
It was drizzling slightly as we caught a rush hour MTR train from North Point station to Sheung Wan for the ferry to Macau. On arrival in the ferry terminal we discovered ferries were subject to delays due to dense fog in Macau and we were unable to depart until 10.30 am so we found…
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Exploring Aberdeen & an evening at Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong
A bright, breezy morning and after a leisurely hotel breakfast we wandered across the road to the North Point bus station to take bus no. 38 to Aberdeen, the journey going via the Aberdeen tunnel and taking only 30 minutes. Aberdeen is located in the south west part of the island and is famous for…
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Po Lin Monastery and Tai O Village, Hong Kong: Discover the Spiritual and Cultural Heart of Lantau Island
A clear morning with no signs of any mist so after breakfast we took the MTR to Tung Chung, located at the end of the Tung Chung line. Our plan for this morning was to visit NGong Ping to see both the Big Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery. On recent visits I have travelled…
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Exploring Cheung Chau and the Hong Kong Flower Show
It’s hard to believe that it was our last full day in Hong Kong – the days had flown by. During the morning we decided to visit one of the outlying islands so we travelled on the MTR to Central and then walked across the footbridge to Central Pier for the 9.45 a.m. fast ferry…
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Flying from Hong Kong to Taiwan
It was a bitter sweet feeling needing to pack our suitcases after breakfast, the Ibis Hotel North Point having been a good place to stay and Hong Kong being a much loved destination. After pulling our luggage along to the step free entrance of the MTR station we rode the metro for the final time…
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Day 5. Travelling Emirates from Bangkok to Hong Kong
Our final morning in Bangkok but plenty of time to enjoy one last omelette cooked to perfection from the hotel’s egg station. After checking out of the Holiday Inn Silom we returned to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport via the BTS Sky Train, changing at Phaya Thai for the Airport Express. Thankfully, it was much quieter than…
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Day 6. Riding the Hong Kong Peak Tram
Waking up to our first morning in Hong Kong we enjoyed breakfast in the hotel then walked the few steps to North Point MTR station where we purchased Octopus travel cards HK$150 each including a refundable deposit of HK$50, (only cash accepted for visitors). We topped up the cards an additional HK$100 each then took…
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Day 7. Ngong Ping and the Po Lin Monastery, Hong Kong
After breakfast we took the MTR to Tung Chung so that we could take a ride on the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car to visit the Po Lin Monastery and the Big Buddha. The MTR was crowded with commuters but queues are orderly and trains run at one minute intervals. The cable car station is adjacent to…
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