We went down to HK Islands Longhart Road last night on the recommendation of Carols friend Jon.  Its certainly a lively place – lots of bars (mainly girly bars!) that were open till dawn!  Somehow we managed to stay awake till 5am – although Tom and I both fell asleep on the bus [...]

Been to see the Big Buddha today, very nice, its on Lantau Island which has a population of 45′000, HK Island has a population of 1.4m!  It was nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.  Lantau Island is very mountainous with a rugged landscape – a stark contrast to [...]

Had a big walk round Hong Kong today – walked from our hostel in north Kowloon to the star ferry, which we took to Hong Kong Island.  Hong Kong Island is the original territory given to Britain by China and it shows.  This is the main business district – lots of business people, [...]

Tom and I flew down to Hong Kong today, much warmer!!! Managed to get the shorts out! First impressions are it’s a very busy City, and very compact – there’s hardly any space left! It’s a lot more Westernized than Beijing (unsurprisingly) but there’s still a big China influence here. We’re [...]