 | 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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 | 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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 | 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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| Hong Kong Recap! Time off and Highlights in HK
2008-06-07, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: sloughj1 | | Destination 1: Honk Kong 4/12-19/08
Title: Time off in Hong Kong
Highlights while in HK……..
1. Spending time with my sister Jeshanna and Brother-in-law Aaron, who were in Hong Kong on bus... |
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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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 | 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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 | 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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 | Hong Kong Visit
2008-01-17, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: susans | | The poor weather seems to be following us as the locals told us that three days ago the weather changed from sunny to cold - but it has not mattered much as the Hotel Mandarin Oriental is excellent - ... |
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 | Xmas Period...
2007-12-24, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: smithy2006 | | 24th: Xmas eve arrived pretty quickly without me really noticing... Only in the supermarkets did you ever really get a feeling that xmas was arriving but to celebrate the period i treated myself to a ... |
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 | Hong Kong Baby...
2007-12-22, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: smithy2006 | | 21st... Spent the whole day missioning to Hong Kong... wasn't expecting it to be so much of a mission with it being a Chinese SAR now. arrived around 6 iin the evening to find the two hostel/block of ... |
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 | Nihow
2007-11-12, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: shannyn | | Hong Kong was my first stopover.
Flying with airlines other than jetstar kicks ass because there seems to be an unlimited supply of free booze, tasty vegan food and alright T.V type entertainment.... |
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 | Hong Kong
2007-10-28, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: lou | | The overnite train was fine and we didnt arrive into "Shenzhen" until lunchtime. This was were we had to cross the border on foot from China into HongKong. The crossing went fine. From there we cau... |
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 | The Heart Grows Fonder!!!
2007-09-27, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: regnmanda | | Our hostel is actually pretty relaxing. It is quite small but nicely kept, which allows for a goodnights sleep, which was much needed after the busy first day. The second day started with "breakfast... |
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 | Annnnddd We're OFF!!!!
2007-09-26, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: regnmanda | | After our leg spasms from the longest plane ride of our lives we finally made it to Hong Kong after a wee lil' visit to Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska by the way seems to be stuck back in time with its 80... |
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 | homeward bound
2007-09-19, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: kjkerr | | I have had my suspicions confirmed - I DO NOT LIKE HUMIDITY - Admittedly i have gotten slightly more accustomed to it in the 2 and a half days , in that i dont have to wave a fan in my face the entire... |
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 | Minx is off the menu...
2007-07-29, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: valminx | | Ok...Im slightly peeved! We've been over a week in deepest darkest Hong Kong, exposing ourselves to all sorts of outdoor tomfoolery and chickanery, and guess what? I've not got a single bite off a wee... |
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 | HK
2007-07-15, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: shell | | Well I made it to Hong Kong, infact I practically jumped over the border it was that easy and then after establishing with a random street seller that no, I didnt want a rolex, I wanted directions he... |
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 | Hong Kong is just one big reunion... loving it!
2007-07-06, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: pintooo | | Friday 29th June
As I had some time to kill in my last few proper hours in Thailand I decided to go for an Aromatherapy Oil Massage. It was so nice and relaxing... although she massaged my boobs a bi... |
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 | Hong Kong International
2007-06-16, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: kirmish | | Very glad to be off the plane however it was a better trip from Heathrow than going to Heathrow. It was shorter and this time we slept nearly the whole way.
My whole aim once i got to Hong Kong wa... |
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| HK and Vietnam
2007-04-25, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: haworta | | Got to Hong Kong about 2 weeks ago and stayed there for 3 nights after the China tour finished. HK is more like London than a Chinese city in my opinion, and the prices certainly are! It was difficu... |
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 | Hot, humid and frenetic..I'm worn out
2007-05-24, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: francesk | | How come in this thing Hong Kong is listed as a seperate country to China, hmmm, one ponders.
At the end of the tour I had an extra day in Kunming. Most others left the day the tour ended apart fro... |
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 | King Kong
2007-05-10, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: thenomads | | So after catching up on a little sleep we arrived in Hong Kong. We were going to be staying with Jenn and Colin Heaters cousin and husband, unfortunately they had to work that morning so they arrange... |
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 | Next stop Old London town
2007-05-04, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: kirmish | | Hi Everybody,
Arrived in Hong Kong last night and boy were we glad to get off the plane. As many of you travellers already know people with less than standard hygiene and babies that don't seem to ... |
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 | Hong Kong
2007-01-18, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: pedro | | Back to Hong Kong for the 7th time in January 2007! Just a few days to buy some zooms for my camera and revisit old places and friends! |
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 | Hairdryer symphony/cacophony.
2007-03-14, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: juria | | It’s examination evening at the Toni & Guy Academy in Wanchai. As hairdressers and stylists elbow one another out of the way to the beat of pumping music and wind tunnel strength hairdryers, the Model... |
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 | The joy of chunkymonkey mansions!!
2007-02-24, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: gtontour | | Hey Guys.
After two days in the beautiful Longji rice terraces (the scenary was fantastic) we arrived in HongKong at the end of our tour :-( . After a night in the lovely YMCA, we moved to our host... |
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 | Hong Kong
2007-02-03, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: Claudia | | Well, we escaped Hong Kong without making too serious a dent in the old travelling budget i think. I will admit quite a lot of shopping was done but loads else beside - William, George's mum's other h... |
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 | south africa
2006-11-23, hong kong, Hong Kong. By: emidixon | | starting the second leg of our trip now but have had a fab time in south africa including swaziland and zimbabwe. forget how huge the countries are. will have to add a blog later on as have been on ... |
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 | Almost there!
2006-11-08, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: aw80sa | | One last sprint and I'll be at the finish line.
Hong Kong has been exciting...sort of. It's a nice city but when you have no money, there isn't much to do except get lost in the skyscrapers. You re... |
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| H to the K...Hong Kong!
2006-11-06, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: aw80sa | | So Thailand is over and done with. What a time it was indeed. Filled with all kinds of adventure. I am currently sitting in the Hong Kong airport where I scarfed down a cinnamon bun in order to use th... |
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| Killing time
2006-10-07, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: aw80sa | | So, my email isn't working so I'm doing this instead. I'm currently in Hong Kong waiting for my flight to Thailand. I've been up about 30 hours straight now. I woke up feeling crappy yesterday and it'... |
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 | Ten Thousand Buddhas
2006-09-19, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: GinaG | | I don’t have class until 5:30 on Tuesdays. I’ve decided to use these days to do some local Hong Kong sightseeing, as during Tuesday afternoons sights should be less crowded than on the weekends.
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 | Just Eat It
2006-09-11, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: ginag | | I’d heard that it was “different” than Chinese food in the states. True, however the difference comes in not how its prepared, but what the food actually is:
There are your standards of noodles and... |
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 | Ziplock bags and the big M -- Motivation.
2006-08-12, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: juria | | After a browsing session on one of my favourite websites (idealist.org) I came across and organization called Pepy ride. Pepy stands for Protect the Earth; Protect Yourself and their physical approach... |
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 | Where I'm Living.
2006-08-26, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: GinaG | | First impression after walking out of the airport after a 14 and a half hour flight: HOT and HUMID. Since then it has cooled off considerably, but I have definitely never lived in humidity like this b... |
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 | A Great Loss to the Britsh Empire (Hong Kong Fuey)
2006-08-23, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: hrd1977 | | Mr H again...
Civilisation!
Hong Kong was a very welcome contrast to the Chinese cities we had become used to. The British Empire was great! Pity it had to end.... Hong Kong was handed back to C... |
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 | First time to Hong Kong
2005-10-03, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: tweety | | The city was crowded, but with efficient traffic. I could sense the tension of limited land resource everywhere. Apartments could be extreamly expensive.
On the other side, Hong Kong is the heaven ... |
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| Hong Kong
2006-07-17, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: alextsang | | Hong Kong!!
Is a pretty place@ i love there food!! Is excellent@@
What can I said, We usually go shopping in Hong Kong!!
nOW, tHEY Got a disney land, it wasn't fun enough cause I think maybe ... |
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 | Day 2-tour
2006-06-25, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: ciaran | | The itinenary was fine, but hate the idea of having to pay for extra stuffs at every stop. Self exploration later on was much interesting. |
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 | Four wedding gowns and a tea ceremony.
2006-05-28, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: juria | | Tired of just skimming the surface of Hong Kong I eagerly agreed to accompany a friend to a Chinese wedding.
The couple to be married, Irene and Lam kicked off the day’s activities at a Roman Catho... |
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 | Hong Kong and the first bit of China
2006-04-23, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: morts | | Gday everyone! It has been 5 days, but feels like a month already. What a packed five days, its been a lot of fun and China is a fantastic first o.s. destination for me. I am sitting in an internet ca... |
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 | Still in Hong Kong
2006-04-20, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: adonilover | | Yes, I'm still here. I've just seen off the last of the team members and now it's just me in this big city. If the weather improves I hope to go and chill out on Repulse Beach tomorrow and spend some ... |
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 | If I don't leave I can't come back
2006-04-18, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: adonilover | | Hi guys a quick one to say the team is now over and I am having my reorientation days (to a slightly more western style of living - you're allowed to flush toilet paper down the loo here!).
It is v... |
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 | World's best
2006-03-15, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. By: gemandyoz | | Having last spent a week lazing on beaches doing nothing in particular, we have gone to the other extreme and are now packing in attractions at an impressive rate between three of Asia's top cities.
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