 | Unexpected Hong Kong
2008-05-22, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. By: andrewjeff | | As mentioned in the last journal update, our stay in Hong Kong was short… too short. We had planned it as a stopover. We hadn’t done our homework on Hong Kong so we were really taken by surprise. I... |
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 | Hong Kong - Week Eighteen.
2009-08-04, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: aarond | | This was an exciting weekend for me. As a was to close out my month long traveling experience all over the big "Asian Tiger" cities, I closed out saving what I felt was the best for last - Hong Kong.... |
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 | Birthday and Hike
2009-07-29, Mui Wo, Hong Kong. By: akprice | | We went on a hike to Sunset Peak that for me took about- god 6 hours! It was a beautiful walk that I unfortunately don't have too many pictures from! But note- that you must take more water than you t... |
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 | Po Fook and 10,000 Buddhas
2009-07-28, Shatin, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | I'm back in Hong Kong with some free time. I decided to check out the Po Fook Memorial Hill and 10,000 Buddhas Monastery in Shatin. Interesting. |
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 | The Lamma 500 Dragonboat Races
2009-05-10, Lamma Island, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | I spent Sunday morning checking out the Dragonboat Races on Lamma Island. It was held at the beach next to the power plant. The races were held quite a ways off of the shore, so it was difficult to ... |
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 | Hiking the MacLehose Trail
2009-05-02, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | My friend and I decided to take advantage of the rare clear and sunny day in Hong Kong and hike stage 4 of the MacLehose Trail in the New Territory. It was nice to be away from the typical sights and... |
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 | Easter Dinner at a Modern Toilet.
2009-04-12, Mong Kok, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | So, I finally became brave enough to eat at the Modern Toilet restaurant in Mong Kok, Kowloon. I invited a friend (because I definitely didn't want to go by myself) and we had an interesting Easter d... |
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 | Hong Kong – Happy New Year!
2009-01-29, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: nunns | | Purely by luck (?), we arrive in Hong Kong to discover its Chinese New Year – and it seems like ½ of China has descended on the former colony to celebrate. It’s also a 3 day public holiday. Meaning it... |
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 | Christmas in Hong Kong
2008-12-27, Kowloon, Hong Kong. By: cbr600f | | Hello all, I'm actually in Bangkok, Thailand now but I need to put a few photos on from Hong Kong. A place that I wouldn't rush back to, to be honest - apart from the immigrant population the actual p... |
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 | Am a bit bemused ....
2008-12-21, Kowloon, Hong Kong. By: cbr600f | | Hi all,
Well, I'm here in Hong Kong - omg, it's scary - not in a Latin America way but just bemusing. Arrived here yesterday morning - Booked into my "hostel" - it's called the New Kowloon Hostel w... |
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| Beach
2008-10-12, Shek O, Hong Kong. By: akprice | | One of my favorite parts about living in Hong Kong is the beaches. I live in a warm place where there are beaches. This is still something I am struggling to comprehend. I have never lived anywhere re... |
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| First Impressions
2008-09-30, Hung Hom Bay, Hong Kong. By: akprice | | My intial impressions of Hong Kong were excellent. It's warm, its a bustling and international city, and has everything I want. It does sound so cliche to state that it really is East meets West but i... |
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 | A trip to Wetlands Park.
2008-10-19, Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | My friends and I went on a trip to Wetlands Park in the New Territories. It was nice to see some nature instead of cement buildings for awhile. The area reminded me a lot of the Florida wetlands. W... |
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 | My Humble HK Home
2008-10-05, Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | Space is limited in Hong Kong. As I looked for a place to live, I had to decide which part of Hong Kong to live in. I could have chosen to live on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, or the New Territories. ... |
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 | Hong Kong
2008-09-26, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: rossnkaren | | Another overnight train brought us to Hong Kong. Was really sad to say goodbye to the group but luckily the other 2 girls on the trip were staying a few extra days too so I got to do girly shopping. R... |
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 | A trip to the Tian Tan Buddha Statue.
2008-09-28, Ngong Ping, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | My new friend Connie and I decided to take a trip to Ngong Ping Village to see the Po Lin Monastery and Big Buddha Statue. We met at the Prince Edward MTR station and made our way to Tung Chung. We ... |
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 | The Hong Kong Arrival
2008-08-16, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. By: sbennetj3 | | So my summer has been building up to this point--the big move to Hong Kong. I arrived on Wednesday afternoon (8/13) after a 16 hour flight from Toronto. It was supposed to only take 15.5 hours, but ... |
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 | Out on a junk
2008-05-11, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. By: Gntravln | | Hi!
So today was my last full day in HK *sob*. We went out in a junk (like a yaght) for a friend's birthday. The champagne was flowing freely and it was all very colonial. We left HK Island, where ... |
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 | A dancing fool
2008-05-11, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: frankieboy | | Hong Kong
The first night I stayed at the legendary Chung King Mansions. Legendary because they are basically guest house slums. It was fine and safe but not the greatest place to stay.
Not sur... |
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 | Stanley Markets
2008-05-10, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. By: Gntravln | | Hi!
Today is a bit cloudy. I always start by talking about the weather don't I? Must be an English thing. Anyway nevermind, yes today is a bit cloudy but still pretty warm. We went to Stanley this ... |
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 | Kowloon
2008-05-09, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. By: Gntravln | | Hi everyone!
Today was another sweltering hot day and I spent almost all of it outside! I went to visit Kowloon today, just across the water from Hong Kong Island. I started by getting the bus down... |
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 | Lantau Island
2008-05-08, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. By: Gntravln | | Hi!
I am like boiling up here. It was so hot today but really clear which was great as I went over to Lantau Island to see the Tian Tan Buddah and Po Lin Monastery. I caught the bus in the morning ... |
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 | Here in Hong Kong
2008-05-07, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. By: Gntravln | | Hi everyone!
So I have arrived in Hong Kong! After an eigth hour flight (but with the best in-flight entertainment so far - TV on demand,whahoo!) we touched down in hot and humid Hong Kong. Driving... |
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 | The End for Hong Kong
2008-04-17, Kam Tin, Hong Kong. By: Kylee | | Well my time in Hong Kong has come to an end. I really enjoyed every minute that I spent there. Durning my time in that busy country God has really revealed a lot to me. He has made me more aware of... |
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| Week one
2008-04-08, Kam Tin, Hong Kong. By: Kylee | | So far I have been in Hong Kong for a week and already so much has happened. We have already been involved with some ministries. We wroked with an organization called Crossroads. They get free stuff... |
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 | Nothing to read here.
2008-03-11, Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. By: ronnieed | | We didn’t do much. Late in the morning we headed in to Hong Kong, met up with Kellie and Dave for lunch then went to Kowloon shopping. The shopping trip was to be unsuccessful all that was purchased w... |
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| Markets and amazing foot massage
2008-03-10, Kowloon, Hong Kong. By: ronnieed | | Today we headed off to New Kowloon to see some sights that Ronnie had not seen before on her previous trip. First up we headed to a huge wooden nunnery which was quite cool as it had no nails and the... |
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 | The big lazy day of fun.
2008-03-09, Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. By: ronnieed | | It seems to be a running theme but today was also going to be a little lazy. Half way through the morning we headed out for a coffee and to plan the remainder of the day. Many ideas were considered bu... |
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 | Rugby Rugby Rugby and three losses.
2008-03-08, Kowloon, Hong Kong. By: ronnieed | | Not a very busy morning by any standard in fact we’re not all that sure what we did. Just chilled out we think. Dave had his rugby final over on Kowloon and headed off late in the morning. The two of ... |
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 | Come on Hong Kong let’s have a look at you.
2008-03-06, Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. By: ronnieed | | Day 1 in Hong Kong and we had exploring to do. Armed with the Top Ten guide book we ventured out of the house and headed to the ferry terminal. On the way we stopped to top up our T’octopus cards whic... |
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 | The Former Concessions
2008-03-08, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: mala | | The border between China and Macau must be the most congested in the world. Considering that the Portugese returned Macau to the Chinese in 1999, it also seems a bit unnecessary. People start lining u... |
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| 8 hours of flying later - Hong Kong!
2008-03-05, Discovery Bay, Hong Kong. By: ronnieed | | Wednesday morning, off to the airport and on to Hong Kong. With a flight time of a little over 8 hours neither Ronnie or Edward were particularly excited about boarding the plane. Luckily we secured t... |
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| Hong Kong
2008-02-29, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: ld84 | | Ok, so its taken me practically a whole month to start a journal thingy but no worries, im here now. Had an amazing 3 weeks round China with my tour group. Started in Beijing which was absouletly free... |
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