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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Night Markets: Temple Street (Men’s Street), Tung Choi Street (Ladies Market)

December 9, 2009

For budget shopping in Hong Kong, 2 of the must-go places are Temple Street and Tung Choi Street, also known as Men’s Street and Ladies Market respectively. If you intend to shop at these night markets, bargaining is a must and the bargaining tips I shared earlier for shopping in Shenzhen applies here too.
Temple Street [...]

Quan Ju De Roast Duck: Yummy Peking Duck in Hong Kong

December 3, 2009

Quanjude (全聚德) is a famous Chinese restaurant known for its trademark Quanjude Peking Roast Duck and its longstanding culinary heritage since its establishment in 1864 in Beijing, China. The restaurant chain sells over 2 million roast ducks served in 400 different styles to over 5 million customers annually.
Besides China, there are a handful of [...]

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Hong Kong Day Markets: Bird, Flower, Goldfish Street

November 26, 2009

Hong Kong is well known for its colorful array of shopping destinations and this post will showcase some of the most quirky ones in the country.
Located near Mong Kok East MTR Station, Flower Market Road (花墟道) is a street market with lots of flower shops and street hawkers showing colorful displays, the sweet scents and [...]

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Hong Kong Cafe Meals: Ham, Egg, Instant Noodles with Milk Tea

November 24, 2009

One of the ubiquitous eating places in Hong Kong is the Cha Chaan Teng – 茶餐厅 (Hong Kong Tea Restaurant). It is known for its affordable menus offering a wide variety of dishes e.g. Hong Kong cuisine and Hong Kong-style Western cuisine (Canto-Western Cuisine). It is something like Singapore’s kopi-tiam except that it specialises in [...]

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Hong Kong Standford Hotel Review

November 20, 2009

Having reviewed one of the worst accommodation in Hong Kong, let me share with you one of the better hotels in Hong Kong – Stanford Hong Kong. Located at the heart of Mongkok, it served as a good pitstop from hours of shopping at nearby Tung Choi Street Market (Ladies Street). There are lots of [...]

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How to Book Secret Discounted Hong Kong taxis?

November 18, 2009

There are 3 types of taxis in Hong Kong – Urban Taxis (red with silver roofs) cater to areas in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, New Territories Taxis (green with white tops) and Lantau Taxis (blue). They operate exclusively in each of these areas.
Hong Kong Discount Taxis (八折的士)
Among these taxis, there are also discount [...]

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Hong Kong Guest Houses in Mansions? Sounds Good? Think Again

November 9, 2009

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind if I say I am staying in a Mansion in Hong Kong? Huge Gardens, Clean and Spacious Rooms, Butlers and Servants?
NOT in a Million Years for this Hong Kong “mansion” – the infamous Chungking Mansion!
If you are looking for no-fuss, central and cheap accommodation, look [...]

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Getting To Hong Kong from Shenzhen via Lo Wu

November 6, 2009

Once you have cleared the China and Hong Kong border customs, the first thing you should do is get an Octopus Card. It is the Singapore equivalent of an EZ-link card which you could add money to the card and use it to pay for transportation around Hong Kong. Octopus fares are between 5% and [...]

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How to Bargain when Shopping in Shenzhen and Hong Kong?

November 4, 2009

To get the most out of your shopping experience in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, you should pick up some bargaining skills or else you will end up paying too much most of the time.

If what you want to buy, is sold in many nearby shops and stalls, chances are you will be able to bargain [...]

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Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Macau Trip Summary

October 19, 2009

For the next few weeks, we will be sharing with you our travel experiences around the Pearl River Delta cities – Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau.
These posts will contain a mix of photos from both my trips to Hong Kong (first in Dec 2007 and recently in Sep 2009) so don’t be puzzled if I [...]

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