Hong Kong Beaches One thing we found hard to fathom was the fact that Hong Kong could also be considered a beach or island city. We previously thought Hong Kong was a mega city with bright lights and tall sky scrapers which was all about business and capitalism. While this is part of the story, …
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Kowloon When we were told that Kowloon city was another nightlife option in Hong Kong we could not help but think of Hong Kong as “the gift that keeps on giving”. Kowloon in Cantonese means Nine Dragons. If that does not generate excitement, then a report on the places that we visited while partytrailing this …
Tsim Sha Tsui (T.S.T.) Courtesy: Insider TV Tsim Sha Tsui or T.S.T. as the locals like to call it has a bit of everything a traveler needs. If you like shopping, restaurants, and sightseeing then you are in the right place. The stand out attraction in T.S.T. is the promenade and this is because it …
Wan Chai The first thought that comes to mind when you arrive at the Wanchai district in Hong Kong is “Amusement park”. The thought Amusement park will run through your mind because of the staggering number of neon lights that brace the front of most of the bars and clubs in this district. If you …
SOHO The South of Hollywood (SOHO) area in the “central district” of Hong Kong is another entertainment hub. SOHO is a little different from our previously partytrailed districts like Lan Kwai Fong in that SOHO is a residential and entertainment hybrid. In SOHO, most of the bars, lounges, and restaurants are on the lower floors …
Lan Kwai Fong – Wyndham Street One street over from D’aguilar Street in an elevated position is Lan Kwai Fong’s other happening strip, Wyndham street. This street when compared to D’Aguilar street takes on the “sibling” analogy we used previously in our “Austin-Jewel of the South” series. While D’Aguilar Street, in Lan Kwai Fong is …
Lan Kwai Fong – D’Aguilar Street Every intensely productive city we have ever traveled to has an entertainment strip where it’s citizens can go to have a blow some steam off and have a good time. Austin, if you remember had “6th street”, Kuala Lumpur has “Bukit Bintang”, London has Mayfair or Shoreditch depending on …
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Hong Kong……… Hong kong or H.K., as the locals call it, is the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. H.K. is geographically located on China’s southern coast, it is also bordered by the South China sea and the Pearl River Delta. Hong Kong was an English colony from 1841 till 1997 when …
