Written by Bill Pfeffer on March 22, 2009
- 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...
Written by gpisces on April 13, 2007
- Since I’d not wandered around Hong Kong Island on my own yet, I figured a good way to get my bearings would be to take a tour. The Hong Kong Tourism Board’s website had quite...
Written by Tim Thornton on December 29, 2006
- 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...
Written by 80 Ways Tim on August 8, 2005
- 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...
Written by 80 Ways Tim on August 8, 2005
- 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,...
Written by Ed Hahn on May 10, 2006
- I recently had the opportunity to show a couple of first time visitors around Hong Kong. They were connecting to a cruise and only had a day and a half. Additionally, the weather was hot...
Written by Mr. Wonka on February 29, 2004
- It felt like we were advancing through levels of street markets in Mong Kok like Super Mario advances through game stages. Once you hit the Ladies Market at the corner of Dundas and Tung Choi...
Written by Mr. Wonka on February 27, 2004
- #1 - I love the crosswalks in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon! Not only are the pedestrian signals equipped with the normal lights to indicate whether to walk or not, but also a "clicking device"...
Written by BrainyblondeNC on February 12, 2002
- Hong Kong is a different world. First of all, all the people there look
different. They are Chinese! And you won't believe it, but even the
children there are fluent in Chinese! Old...
Written by Overlander on January 28, 2002
- Most mass transit systems are not something one generally waxes enthusiastic about, as I’m sure you’ll agree.
Indeed, more often than not, they’re something that frequently provokes dismay, derision, and disgust. Hong Kong’s
MTR network, however, is...
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