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Checkerboard Hill: a Hidden Kowloon hike
This is post 106 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Checkerboard Hill is just like its name, a checkerboard of red and white square along its cliff face. Located between the extensive Kowloon Tsai Park and Lok Fu Park, it’s a relic from the old Kai Tuk Airport so the planes flying in will […]
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Top things to do in Tsim Sha Tsui
Last updated on July 26th, 2021 at 01:49 pm This is post 105 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Tsim Sha Tsui is at the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula and hailed as the shopping heaven north of Victoria Harbour. Known as TST to the locals, Tsim Sha Tsui means pointy sand mouth […]
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Yim Tin Tsai: the salt farming island of Sai Kung
This is post 104 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Yim Tin Tsai, which directly translates to salt pan wood, but Tsai could also mean home. It is a small island in Port Shelter not too far from the Sai Kung Town Center. It was settled by the Hakka people around three hundred years […]
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Wang Chau: Sai Kung’s hidden tombolo
This is post 103 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Wang Chau is one of the islands in the Ung Kong Group in Sai Kung, famous for its hexagonal columns and tombolo. The small island is not to be confused with Wang Chau in Yuen Long, which is also famous in its own right. […]
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Best Burgers in Hong Kong
This is post 102 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Looking for the best burgers in Hong Kong? Join the club because I’ve been on a quest to find the best burgers in Hong Kong for a while now! Hong Kongese are equally fond of burgers and there are a plethora of choices available. […]
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Sok Kwu Wan: hidden Lamma Island
This is post 101 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Sok Kwu Wan is the southern settlement of Lamma Island and often overlooked by visitors. With roughly one thousand inhabitants, it is a different world from the hip Yung Shue Wan in the north. It is a seafood heaven, with a hidden hike, local […]
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Things to do in Aberdeen Hong Kong
This is post 100 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Aberdeen in Hong Kong, known as Hong Kong Tsai aka little Hong Kong, is one of the most historic parts of Hong Kong Island. It is said to be the source for Hong Kong’s name and was even once named Moto Hong Kong (the […]
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Seeking Devil’s Claw along Chung Hom Kok
This is post 99 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Chung Hom Kok is the little headland on the west of Stanley Peninsula. But the mountain itself isn’t the highlight for most who come trekking. Now I’ve talked about Devil’s Fist, and also Devil’s Peak, but did you know that there’s also Devil’s Claw? […]
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Tsang Pang Kok Tsui: the hidden headline
This is post 98 of 106 in the series “Hong Kong” Tsang Pang Kok Tsui is the headland east of Long Ke and Long Ke Tsai in Sai Kung Geopark, arguably not a famous location, but it does have an amazing view of the beaches and towards the Port Shelter. Another big attraction is the […]
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