| N Kong kam wa |
09 December 2004 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I will recommend travellers not to buy electronics items in small shops. Though the prices are lower; they don't deliver the complete set. I bought 1 mobile sony ericsson K700I in Mongkok and they "forget" to give me the earphone and the CD. No need to tell that after complaining to them; they just said it was not included in the price.
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| E Him pon |
07 December 2004 |
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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From BP International House, take mini green bus no. 6 to Hung Hom Station when you wanna take a train to Shenzhen for day trip shopping. Train ride costs HKD 33 per person.
Travelling within Hong Kong is easy as Tsim Sha Tsui MTR is 10 minute walk from BP. You can go to Mong Kok, Ladies Market, Langham Place from there. Just ask around where to stop from Tsim sha tsui.
15 minute walk to Harbour City from BP to take a ferry to Hong Kong Island. You may want to drop by Star Avenue while you're at the ferry terminal. Hong Kong version of walk of fame.
Ferry ride to KH Island is HKD 2.20. From Central Ferry Terminal in HK Island, you can take bus no 15 that'll take you to The Peak. Awesome scenery, especially if you get window seats at Marche Restaurant.
If you wanna go to Repulse Bay and Ocean Park from the Ferry Terminal, you can take bus no 260. From Repulse bay you can take mini bus no 16 to Stanley Market for mini shopping.
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| P Fitzgerald |
07 December 2004 |
Stayed at Luk Kwok Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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You get a bit blase about Chinese food after the first couple of days. Pleasing therefore to find an Irish Pub around the corner that did an excellent Sunday lunch of roast beef and all the trimmings. Look out for the Wanch bar - excellent live music especially Monday night with an excellent guitar/vocal duo. For Hashers (runners) amongst you its also the Hash bar.
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| C Snow |
06 December 2004 |
Stayed at Stanford Hillview Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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We enjoyed our 6-day stay in HongKong. We joined several tour groups namely: HongKong Island tour; Macau; Canton; night cruise with seafood dinner. We also enjoyed going up the peak tram and a night dinner at the Movenpick. We did a sampan ride with the Island tour and that was fun - though we found the harbor very polluted. We walked around a lot and I particularly liked both the day and night street markets, though my husband did not. Shopping was great in HongKong.
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| H Kilpatrick |
03 December 2004 |
Stayed at New World Renaissance - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I recommend the horse racing tour. It costs around HK$500, you can get a dinner buffet with free beer and juice, tea and coffe and you can watch the race in style. Highly recommended.
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| J Bunder |
01 December 2004 |
Stayed at Anne Black Guest House (YWCA) - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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If you enjoy shopping then Mong Kok is the place to go. Generally, if you are looking for a particular product it is possible to find a street which specialises in that product. For example, Sai Yeung Choi St has a large number of camera and mobile phone shops and on Fa Yuan St you can find all sorts of sporting goods (from basketball outfits to hiking gear). In the late afternoon and evening you can find the 'Ladies Markets' on Tung Choi St. These markets are mostly clothes and imitation designer bags.
Having gotten a bit bored of the shopping thing I decided to take a book and read in King's Park which is accessable from Chun YiLi Lane just off Waterloo Rd. It's a nice park with several places to sit. Compared to the rest of Hong Kong it's quiet (but that's just relative). One thing to be aware of is the insects. Mosquitoes are common but there are worse things than mosquitoes. I was quite badly bitten by some mysterious insects and now, a week later, still have a large number itchy bumps.
To get around Hong Kong you can buy an Octopus card from any Mtr station. Using an Octopus card is cheaper than buying a ticket each time you want to travel. When you leave Hong Kong you can return your card and get a refund.
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| M Hochleitner-prell |
29 November 2004 |
Stayed at Nikko Hong Kong, Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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If you have visited the peak walk down and use the Central Green Trail - a pure-nature-experience!
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| M Shah |
26 November 2004 |
Stayed at Stanford Hillview Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong is definately a bussing destination and a real wake up call as we stopped off on the way back from New Zealand. Visit the Victoria Peak and take the Star Ferry if you do not have much time (and we did not). Anyone looking to get fake DVDs etc out there should be aware that there has been a govt clampdown on this type of activity due to pressures from companies (and the fact that China is an expanding economy). People wanting fake stuff should head to Malaysia and Thailand where the items are easier to find. HK is good for shopping and the local shops for clothes are excellent (Summer Jacket for under £7 etc). Food wise there is so much to choose from you will need to decide before hand what type of food you want (ie chinese, Indian, italian etc). The airport express is the best way to get into town from the airport and is relatively cheap and extremely quick and effecient. You can check in your luggage at the downtown terminal on your way back to the Airport so no carrying big suitcases on the train. The MTR stations are also clean and efficient and recommended for getting around. If you have never been to Hong Kong then it is definitely worth going even if it is just as a stopover.
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| W Pak |
26 November 2004 |
Stayed at Nikko Hong Kong, Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Tsim Sha Tsui East is not as crowded as before, not as many activities happen there as before. Therefore, the prices of the hotels are coming down a little bit. But take advantage of this, as it is only couple blocks away from the Tsim Sha Tsui area, and the TST East plaza has great restaurants, karaoke places, etc.
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| V Lam |
25 November 2004 |
Stayed at Metropark Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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HK is really hell for vegetarians, but fortunately we found the vegetarian restaurant opposite Regal Hotel on Yee Wo street to have some the most awesome dishes. A much cheaper alternative is another vegetarian restaurant on 61 Electric Road which is even closer to a hotel and worth a visit as well. The hotel shuttle to Fashion Ave at 4 PM on a Monday was a joke -- I truly believe we could have reached there quicker on foot. Learn how to get to the nearest MTR station and use that as your main mode of travel.
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