Apr 11, 2009 - CHINA - Hong Kong

Arrived into Hong Kong late with just one night and an afternoon layover in this magnificent city. ... stm">For a quick overview of Hong Kong by the BBC, click here Caught a very modern train (as good as any in Japan) direct from the airport to the city (we stayed in Kowloon). ... Spent the day walking around the city (more truthfully we spent quite a lot of time riding the city's escalators high up into the hills on Hong Kong Island (think it might be the longest escalator system in the world), drinking Prosecco from sidewalk cafes and eating dim sum and noodles). ...

Apr 3, 2009 - 10,000 buddha monastery continued

After my greediness, here I am again.After my greediness, here I am again....

Apr 3, 2009 - 10,000 buddhas

Managing to make it to Hong Kong in one piece I was greeted the traditional Lam family way. ...

Mar 23, 2009 - Hong Kong

Arrived in Hong Kong and after a long and sweaty walk we found our hotel - the Nathan - which is absolutely fabulous. ... Went across to Hong Kong island, and went up the worlds longest escalator - which actually is a series of escalators but pretty good nevertheless. ... Hong Kong is a very pleasant place, much much greener and mountainous than we expected, and much greener than the rest of China which is very brown. ...

Mar 20, 2009 - Hong Kong

The flight to Hong Kong is considered to be International even though control of Hong Kong switched back to China. ... We arrived in Hong Kong and Ernie grabbed some hamburgers from Burger King in the airport. ... We had a brief bus tour on our way to meet the ship in Hong Kong harbor. ... There are also laser lights and it made for a pretty neat departure from Hong Kong harbor. ... We didn't get to see alot of Hong Kong, but the overland tour to Beijing was worth it. ...

Mar 12, 2009 - Hong Kong

We landed in Hong Kong a day and a half after leaving (16 hours in the air plus a 12 hour time change). ... That said, Hong Kong is an amazingly well organized city and finding our way from the airport to our hotel on mainland Kowloon was super easy. ... We had the best of intentions for our first afternoon in the city but jet lag got the better of us both and we fell asleep for a few hours waking up just in time to grab a Cantonese dinner overlooking the Hong Kong skyline - amazing! The sheer number of skyscrapers in HK is mind blowing - even sitting on the fiftieth floor doesn't feel high up because the other buildings around are just as high or higher. ... Getting around Hong Kong is so easy that we kept wondering if we were missing something. ... The shopping in Hong Kong is incredible and for unemployed backpacking shopaholics (like me) can only be defined as Chinese torture. ...

Mar 4, 2009 - From Hong Kong to Phuket

The 15½-hour flight from Newark to Hong Kong was uneventful. ... Our time in Shatin Province, Hong Kong can best be described as damp and rainy; and our familiarity with the surroundings made photo opportunities less interesting. ... We arrived Saturday night just in time for bed, visited the Jade Market on Sunday (a ritual, now!) to search for pendants for necklaces, and tried to reset our body clocks.The 15½-hour flight from Newark to Hong Kong was uneventful. ... Our time in Shatin Province, Hong Kong can best be described as damp and rainy; and our familiarity with the surroundings made photo opportunities less interesting. ... We arrived Saturday night just in time for bed, visited the Jade Market on Sunday (a ritual, now!) to search for pendants for necklaces, and tried to reset our body clocks....

Feb 2, 2009 - Hong Kong

Hong Kong. ... But Raymond, the friendly owner of the guest house I was staying in made up for that, giving my tips on the best places to escape the humdrum that is downtown Hong Kong. ... Taking the Star Ferry across to Hong Kong Island was escape enough, but taking the frightenly steep Peak Tram was incredible. ... At the top is the most wonderful view of both Hong Kong Island and Kowloon - the Peak trail enabling you to see almost 360 degrees around the Islands. ... My second day in Hong Kong involved going to the Po Lin monastry - a Buddhist temple with the suitably named Big Buddha statue. ...

Jan 29, 2009 - HONG KONG

Hong Kong is our hub to India. ... Our four days here were fun.Hong Kong is our hub to India. ... Our four days here were fun....

Jan 16, 2009 - Hong Kong 13-16 Jan 2009

Hong Kong 13th – 16th January 2009 We set off again on our travels on 12th Jan, leaving the beach bums and ravers on Koh Phangan. ... We headed via boat, bus and overnight train for Bangkok and then a budget flight to Hong Kong with Air Asia. ... We really like Hong Kong. ... We are staying on Hong Kong Island in Causeway Bay. ... On our first night here (when we were exhausted and ready for bed), we got trapped in the lift with 7 Hong Kongian Chinese people. ...

Jan 9, 2009 - Hong Kong and onward!

We arrived in Hong Kong safe and sound. ... Our hotel was on Kowloon Island across from Hong Kong Island but it's essentially all HK. ... On January 8th, we made our way around Hong Kong to show the students some of the sites. ... We hiked all around it and decided to take the ferry over to Hong Kong Island to visit Stanely Market. ...

Dec 26, 2008 - On the Road again - here I come Sydney!

Am writing this post from Hong Kong airport en route to Sydney on the first big leg of my trip – a whopping 12 hour flight time, followed by a one hour stop over in HK, and then another 8. ... Hong Kong airport wasn’t as radical and cool as I remember it from my first trip here in 1997 when it was still brand new – essentially looks like a massive airplane hanger about a mile long (or so it seemed) – with the odd shopping area clumped together at intervals – despite looking around, I struggled to find something tempting to buy and proceeded quickly to the Upper Class lounge hoping to find something of more interest there to while away the hour and a half in-between flights. ...