Last updated on July 26th, 2021 at 01:49 pm This is post 105 of 105 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 […]
This is post 104 of 105 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 […]
This is post 101 of 105 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 […]
Last updated on March 11th, 2021 at 06:08 pm This is post 94 of 105 in the series “Hong Kong” Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden is a 150-hectare nature reserve, farm, and rescue animal center sprawled over one of the foothills of Tai Mo Shan, the tallest mountain in Hong Kong. It was once a […]
Cheung Chau is a sleepy little island in the shape of a dumbbell about 30 – 60 minutes boat ride from Hong Kong Island. It’s a fishing village that’s most famous for its annual Bun Festival. Much like Lantau island, it’s known for its slower pace of life and seafood, as well as home to […]
Last updated on June 24th, 2019 at 09:07 am This is post 31 of 105 in the series “Hong Kong” There is a lot to see in Hong Kong, and truth be told, you would be hard-pressed to come up with an ideal one-day itinerary for Hong Kong. But if you only have one day […]
Last updated on July 19th, 2021 at 02:13 pm This is post 30 of 105 in the series “Hong Kong” Hong Kong is a photogenic city, there’s no doubt about that. from Montane Mansion and Choi Hung Estate to Garden Hill and spectacular hikes, there are so much more eye candies than the Peak and […]
Last updated on June 16th, 2019 at 11:00 am This is post 19 of 105 in the series “Hong Kong” Hong Kong has no shortage of temples, and as a Buddhist and Taoist based population for the majority of its history, it shouldn’t surprise anyone. For millennia, people have been praying to the myriad of […]
Last updated on June 26th, 2019 at 06:26 pm This is post 16 of 105 in the series “Hong Kong” Admiralty and Central are the financial heart of Hong Kong. Admiralty is where the government headquarter is, along with many business offices; Central is the place where LKF, SoHo as well as many hip restaurants […]
Last updated on August 6th, 2019 at 01:33 pm This is post 10 of 105 in the series “Hong Kong” The Peak is many people’s symbol of Hong Kong and well worth a visit with its iconic view over the Victoria harbor as well as the famous funicular railway that takes you up there. There […]
