The peak, and the smog
23 March 2010
After waiting as long as possible for the smog to clear, I realised this wasnt going to happen, and since its my last night in Hong Kong, it was t....
Botanical Gardens and Zoo
23 March 2010
This morning I decided to do something peaceful, and hiked up the side of the hill to the botanic gardens and zoo. Actually first you go through H....
Soho
22 March 2010
In the evening I caught the train to Central and found the mid level escelators, which are a long interconnected outdoor escelator and moving walk....
Macau
22 March 2010
Today I caught a turbojet ferry to macau and back. Its about a 1 hour ride and about $20 each way, which I thought was pretty cheap. The ferries a....
Star Ferry/Tsim Sha Tsui
21 March 2010
The smog has got a lot worse, which is a shame because I like to look at the buildings etc. However I decided to do the harbour ride on the Star F....
Cable Car and Buddha statue
21 March 2010
This morning I decided that despite the smog ruining the view, I would go on the cable car to the monastery where you can view the buddha statue a....
Evening in Kowloon/Mong Kok
20 March 2010
It was probably the most exciting walk I have ever been on. I caught the train to Mong Kok, and got out and was dazzled immediately. Walked around....
Welcome to Hong Kong
20 March 2010
Arriving into Hong Kong was very smooth also, first off the plane, first to the customs line, bought an octopus card tourist pass thing that gets ....
The flight
19 March 2010
OK, so I had a first class lay flat bed thing, theres only 8 on the plane that holds 500 people, and I still did not sleep at all. If you pay for ....