Hong Kong travel tales and tips

Hong Kong travel tales

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S Lucks	30 August 2004
Stayed at Silvermine Beach Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Mui Po is an out of the way place with little of the hustle, bustle and noise one would associate with Hong Kong. There is little to do except relax on the beach. Be careful, if it rains like it did for our entire stay, you just might find yourself going crazy from the boredom.
J Williams	26 August 2004
Stayed at Mayfair Garden Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
MTR is always your best bet for getting around HK. Don't waste your time shopping the bazaars anymore as they are not what they used to be. If your looking for great bargains take the train to Shenzhen and bypass the tourist trap Lowu and head straight to Dongmen Rd. This is the Lowu for locals at the local's price.
U Makoto	20 August 2004
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
I went to Peng Chow Island by ship. It's a very small island. I could enjoy Hong Kong country view. The fare central to Peng Chow Island is only 21 HK$(Mon-Fri) each way.
Y Nakagawa	19 August 2004
Stayed at Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Very good professional Japanese restaurants such as Sushi An, Tanuki and Sumo Chaya are on the same floor of hotel's lobby floor.
R Poulet	15 August 2004
Stayed at Caritas Bianchi Lodge - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
There are so many restaurant in Hong Kong but try this tiny one: Guangdong Barbecue restaurant (Hankow Road, Kowloon) and choose the honeyed pork. Bus and taxi are fines in HK but walking is the best to discover this town.
R Murray	13 August 2004
Stayed at Bishop Lei International - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is great. I recommend dining in Stanley at a restaurant called "the Boathouse." We also used a very good tailor called "Tai Pan Row" in the IFC Mall in Central.
R Huerta nicholson	10 August 2004
Stayed at Harbour Plaza Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Would recommend: Dining in Deco Cafe for the food and views, Hong Kong Helicopter Tour, Repulse Bay for a day at the beach, Ladies Market for watches and Bags, Lan Kwai Fong and Lockhart Road for a drink and live music.
P Boondicharern	04 August 2004
Stayed at Ibis North Point - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
The cheapest way to go around hongkong island is by tram (HK$2/person). To go to kowloon you can take a star ferry at central ferry station (HK$1.70/person). For cheap and delicious breakfast, try a bowl of congee, ricesheet roll, and soya bean milk at ocean empire restaurant (about HK$50/ 2 person). You can visit their website at www.oceanempire.com.hk.
K Cheng	02 August 2004
Stayed at Marco Polo Prince Hong Kong, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Visited one of the electrical shop along Tsim Sha Chu, my friend from South Africa wanted to buy a SONY computer on display and finally agreed to pay at $6500, but while "waiting for the Sony set to arrive from the warehouse", we were persuaded by the sales staff to change to another Package bell model at $16000. Finally after waited more than 1 hour, he agreed to consider the option but negotiate for the price as he has limited budget, the price was reduced to $13500 and finally confirm at $10500, he thought he got a reasonable price, but the second day visit to the Wanchai computer market, the same model was selling off the rack at $7800. The tactic of the staff is that they have no intention to sell the SONY model, either they price it low or has not stock at all, while keeping the customer waiting, they use the tackic to convince the customer why they should consider the other model that is suppose to be with better features. Suggestion to potential buyer, don't buy computer laptop at the electrical shops. They are not honest!
A Bhuchar	01 August 2004
Stayed at Caritas Bianchi Lodge - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
HK is quite tourist/visitor-friendly, with lotsa sign-boards in English and the effective MTR and Ferry Service to travel around. Lotsa shopping bargains esp with Shopping Festival in HK in Jul/Aug. Imitation jewellery/watches/bags/CDs are available, if-you-know-where. Kowloon is an economical option to stay in, esp as Chinese markets are all close-by and HK Island/Central is just a 5 min Ferry-ride away from Tsim Sha Shui. But try to stay close to MTR, if you are lazy! Harbour City/Ocean Centre are not-to-be-missed temptation for the shoppers, while MongKok/Temple Street/Ladies Mkt are must-visit for bargain-hunters.

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