Got a Chiang Mai to Hong Kong Cathay Dragon ticket one way so thought I’d do a bit of a review as many of you seem to be interested in my flight reports. For the trip from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai, I used Air Asia, and you can read about that one here. Anyway, the Cathay Dragon flight from …
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Van Gogh Alive Hong Kong
Decided to go to Van Gogh Alive Hong Kong on a shitty Sunday morning. Booked online but got a few error messages on my PC but for some reason tried on my phone and all ok. Anyway cost was about $460 for 1 adult a 1 child, which for what you get, I thought was a bit expensive. Grobbler’s not …
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Lamma Island With Kids
Thought I’d revisit Lamma Island with kids as it’s been a few years since Grobbler and I went there and didn’t think much of it then. As usual we went from Aberdeen Pier, which has way less people than Central and if you live anywhere on Southside, is the better Pier to go from. Aberdeen to Lamma Island ferry schedule …
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Hidden Planet Hong Kong
The Hidden Planet Hong Kong is a temporary attraction setup in the basement of The Pulse in Repulse Bay. It’s been open since 3 July and will continue until 3 September 2018. It was Grobblers idea to go to the Hidden Planet Hong Kong and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Not sure how to describe this …
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Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts
I nor Grobbler are particularly cultured but the Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts is actually rather good and definitely worth a visit if you’re either visiting or living in Hong Kong and looking for things to do. We’ve been to Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts a couple of times now and whilst not being an absolute …
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Hong Kong Maritime Museum
The Hong Kong Maritime Museum has never been on our radar of things to do in Hong Kong with kids but with school holidays ending thought we’d go along and give it a go since it’s at the Star Ferry and easily accessible. The Hong Kong Maritime Museum displays 3,000 years of maritime history and culture about Hong Kong and …
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Lost Escape Room Hong Kong
Finally decided to visit Lost Escape Room Hong Kong few weeks back. Lost Hong Kong is one of a few escape rooms in Hong Kong that have opened up in the last few years and they seem to be quite popular all over the world with generally positive reviews. For Lost Escape Room Hong Kong, you can book online, at …
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Core Hong Kong Water Park Tai Po
Just spent a few hours at Core Hong Kong, a water park with slides, obstacles and other floating things located in Tai Po near Tai Po Kau. With no traffic, on a Sunday morning it takes about 35 minutes from Pokfulam so about 20 minutes from Central. July 8th, 2018 was the official opening day and after a totally confusing …
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Bangkok to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Economy Class
Got a Bangkok to Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Economy Class ticket on Asia Miles, but had to use 35,000 miles which is way over the 20,000 miles usually required. That pretty sums up the Marco Polo Club program and the uselessness of Asia Miles – it’s pretty much impossible to use Asia Miles to redeem flight these days. Anyway, Bangkok …
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Victoria Peak Hong Kong – This Not The Peak!
First up, most people think Victoria Peak Hong Kong is the Peak, which is not true. The Peak, which is where the touristy stuff is and where the tram goes, is lower. To get to Victoria Peak Hong Kong you actually need to walk up Mount Austin Road for about 20-30 minutes. This is actually just a small lookout and …
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Lamma Island Hike
Despite the Lamma Island Hike not being much of a hike, it was actually one of the more enjoyable hikes I’ve done in a while. Like many “hikes” in Hong Kong, it’s not really a hike but more of a walk around some concert paths and up some stairs. Nevertheless, do this during summer when it’s 30 degrees and the …
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Temple Street Night Market
Until yesterday, I’d never actually been to the Temple Street Night Market at night, only during the day, when it’s all closes down and basically not much happening. Finally I decided to head over and check it out to see if it was any good. The reviews aren’t great and rightly so. It’s probably one of the most uninspiring, disappointing …
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Tai To Yan to Kai Kung Leng Hike
The Tai To Yan to Kai Kung Leng Hike starts right beside a mates house in Tai Po, near Kadoorie Farm and also not far from one of the entrances to Tai Mo Shan. I’d day this is an medium difficulty hike, but as with every hike in Hong Kong, becomes much (MUCH) more difficult when the sun is out. …
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Nam Sang Wai – Read This Before You Go
Ended up at Nam Sang Wai after trying (and failing) to try to visit Mai Po Nature Reserve. Mai Po Nature Reserve is a marshland area apparently with loads of mudskippers and crabs and the like, things that Grobbler likes, but apparently you can’t just go along and show up and have to book a tour, which is 1/ not …
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Cycling in Hong Kong – Shatin to Tai Mei Tuk
If you’re even mildly interested in cycling in Hong Kong, you’ll most probably have heard of the Shatin to Tai Mei Tuk bike track. You can do it either way or back and forth but for most non-serious cyclists or those looking for a pleasant 2 hour cycling in Hong Kong experience, start at Shatin and end at Tai Mei …
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Cirque Du Soleil Hong Kong – Review
It’s pretty hard not to know Cirque Du Soleil Hong Kong (Kooza) is now on as the big blue and yellow big top dominates the central harbour front beside the Hong Kong Observation Wheel (which is crap by the way). There’s only a few more weeks to go and see it as it closes on June 3, 2018 and while …
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Hong Kong Space Museum – Planet Before You Go
It seems like the Hong Kong Space Museum has been under renovation since the time of the Dinosaurs. We’ve been wanting to go for years and years and thought since the main exhibition is now finally open, it might be rather good and futuristic. As with most Government owned and run things in Hong Kong, it’s better not to get …
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PMQ Hong Kong – Didn’t Even Know it Existed!
PMQ Hong Kong, formerly known as the Police Married Quarters, is now an interesting little shopping, arts and creative space for Hong Kong’s local brands. PMQ dates back to 1889 when Queens College was built here after the war, was turned into housing for married junior policemen, hence the name. In 2010 it was listed as a Grade III historic …
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Po Fook Hill Hong Kong
Ended up at Po Fook Hill by mistake trying to head up Ten Thousand Buddha’s Monastery. If it wasn’t for the, ironically, 10,000 people here, this would actually be ok. It’s a massive cemetery, apparently the biggest one in Hong Kong (not sure if that is fact or not), and quite interesting to see. Earlier in the day we went …
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Hong Kong Heritage Museum
I’ve lived in Hong Kong for almost 8 years and didn’t even know the Hong Kong Heritage Museum existed up until last week. We’ve been to the Hong Kong Science Museum, Space Museum (Under renovation for about the last 65 million years) and Hong Kong Museum of History, and they were ok, particularly the HK Science Museum. The Hong Kong …
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Kowloon Walled City Park Kids Bike Track Hong Kong
The Kowloon Walled City Park Kids Bike Track Hong Kong is one of quite a few good bike tracks in Hong Kong for kids, which include Inspiration Lake amongst others. Unless you live around the area, you’re probably not going to go there just for the bike track (although we did), and if you make the effort get here, then …
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Strokes Mini Golf Hong Kong
Strokes Mini Golf Hong Kong is a newly opened mini golf centre in Causeway Bay. We’d been trying to get in here on a weekend morning for a couple of weeks but it’s always been booked out so presumed it was going to be quite awesome. The photos on the website make it look rather good so we had rather …
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SuperPark Hong Kong
Newly opened in December 2017, SuperPark Hong Kong is one of the better indoor playgrounds in Hong Kong and is nearly a must-visit if you’re looking for something to do with Kids in Hong Kong. SuperPark Hong Kong is located in SilverSea, a residential development near Olympian City 1. To get to Superpark Hong Kong, take the MTR to Olympian …
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Disney Hong Kong Take 2
After my first visit to Disney Hong Kong I wasn’t particularly keen on going back a second time and encountering the same experience ( horrible food, long lines, people yelling and pushing the like). I guess I have to be somewhat glad to say it wasn’t so bad but Disney Hong Kong, like any Disneyland anywhere in the world, is …
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Hong Kong Zoo
I’m just gonna call it the Hong Kong Zoo, but it’s proper name is the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Regardless, apparently it’s one of the worlds’ largest zoological and botanical centers in the world. But this is different to being the largest zoo in the world. It’s the largest park in Hong Kong and covers about five and …
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Kowloon Walled City Park
Kowloon Walled City Park is situated on where the original Kowloon Walled City used to be. It’s worth reading up about the history of Kowloon Walled City as it’s quite interesting and used to be where the Triads hung out and was basically a massive walled city of crime and debauchery. Today, it’s basically just a typical Hong Kong “Park”, …
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Lamma Island
I was excited to go to Lamma Island but that was short lived once I actually got there. To be fair, the couple of times I’ve been there I went from Aberdeen, which is near where I live, and that takes you to a different part of the Island than most people visit. However, all my mates tell me that …
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Ngong Ping 360 and Big Buddha
For the life of me I can’t work out why Ngong Ping 360 and Big Buddha are so popular. Yes, if you get it on a clear day, being up the top and going on the Ngong Ping Cable Car can be a nice view (but there are nicer in Hong Kong) but those days are few and between and your chances …
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Noah’s Ark Hong Kong
First up, if you’re a tourist thinking about going to Noah’s Ark Hong Kong, don’t be in too much of a hurry to get out here. It’s alright for a half day trip for something to do, or perhaps if you’re in staying in Hong Kong for a few weeks and really struggling for things to do in Hong Kong with …
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Hong Kong Park
Located right in Central/Admiralty, Hong Kong Park is quite nicely done as far as Hong Kong parks goes. It’s not worth making a special trip to just to see it, but if you’re around the area and want to have a bit of a break from the concrete jungle, it’s a somewhat nice little oasis in the middle of the …
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Kadoorie Farm
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden is a bit of weird mix of some animals, gardens and walking trails in a rural part of Tai Po. Officially, they call it a conservation and education center but I’m not really sure what I’d call it. I went here a few months back with Grobbler and had an ok time but wouldn’t go …
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Hong Kong Wetland Park
For tourists, Hong Kong Wetland Park is too far away to make it a worthwhile visit. Even if it was closer, I’d think twice before heading out here. It’s supposed to be ecotourism spot where the Hong Kong Tourism Board states ” is home to an impressive cast of wildlife, including birds, butterflies, dragonflies, amphibians, reptiles and fish. Ands this …
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Ocean Park
That’s not to say Ocean Park is not worth going. In fact, if you’re in Hong Kong with kids, Ocean Park should be somewhere near the top of your list. We’ve had a membership there for a few years and must have gone there more than 10 times and when you go that often anywhere, it can get a tedious …
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Nan Lian Garden
If you haven’t been to Asia much then Nan Lian Garden is definitely worth a visit. It took me about 5 years before I decided to visit here and it was actually alright but going back a second time during the weekend it’s crowded and not so nice. The first time I went to Nan Lian Garden was on a …
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Peng Chau
Peng Chau is usually the Island mentioned last after Cheng Chau, Lamma Island and Lantau on most things to do in Hong Kong lists. Thank god for that because the crowds tend to stay away, especially if you early on Saturday mornings. To get the best Peng Chau experience, take one of the early Peng Chau ferries at 8:00 or …
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Repulse Bay
To be fair, if you can catch Repulse Bay beach on a clear day with no crowds, particularly the bus loads from mainland China, and when the water is clear, it’s lovely. I must have to been to Repulse Bay I don’t know how many times, maybe 50, and the last several visits have out me off going there. The …
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Ma On Shan Country Park Hike
This hike through parts of Ma On Shan Country Park starts at Shui Long Wo and ends up in Sai Kung, but you can go down the other side to Shatin or keep going right through to Lion Rock, although that’d be for the very fittest. Today we parked beside the Sai Sha Road Barbeque Area (which can be found on …
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Hong Kong Science Museum
The Hong Kong Science Museum is one of Grobblers favourite things to do in Hong Kong and is a good way to spend a morning or afternoon if the weather’s not that great. The Hong Kong Science Museum is located at 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon and is walkable from most hotels in TST or accessible by bus …
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Ryze Hong Kong Trampoline Park
Ryze Hong Kong is one of a couple of indoor trampoline parks in Hong Kong that most kids will enjoy regardless of age. If it’s pissing down with rain, Ryze Hong Kong is usually first on our list of things to do. It’s not in the greatest location, at least at first glance. When you mentioned Quarry Bay to most expats …
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Inspiration Lake Hong Kong
Inspiration Lake Hong Kong is near Disneyland Hong Kong on Lantau Island. You can get there by taxi, car, train or bus, if you’re driving it’s about 35 minutes from Central if you go through the less busy Western Tunnel. This is a popular place for locals to take their kids bike riding, scootering and have a picnic. It’s not …
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Big Wave Bay Beach
Big Wave Bay BeachBig Wave Bay Beach is a fair way to go, about 45 minutes from Central but it’s well worth the extra time and better than more popular beaches like Repulse Bay Beach. For kids, it’s excellent, nice sand, shallow, especially when the tides out and you can wade out about 50-100m and still be chest deep. Don’t …
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Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland has been last on my list of things to do in Hong Hong with kids and my visit proved exactly why this was. I’m not big on Disneyland and think Mickey Mouse has a bit of annoying voice but I’m definitely not against it. I went to Disney in Orlando and that was alright, all things considered. …
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Tigers Head Discovery Bay Hike
The Tigers Head Discovery Bay Hike is another hike I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time and glad to say I’ve finally done it. Part of the problems is getting there, for those who follow my posts you know I like to drive out and back, especially in the middle of summer when, by the time you’ve finished, …
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High Island Reservoir East Dam
High Island Reservoir East Dam is a place I’ve been wanting to go for quite some time but its quite a journey out to Sai Kung and then another journey out to High Island Reservoir East Dam itself. From Sai Kung you can take a Bus from Sai Kung Town part way to High Island Reservoir East Dam, getting of …
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Yuk Kwai Shan Hike (Mount Johnston Hike)
The Yuk Kwai Shan Hike (Or Mount Johnston Hike) is a short hike over Ap Lei Chau leading down to Ap Lei Pai. I took my 4 1/2 year thinking it’d be a piece of piss but turned out the Yuk Kwai Shan Hike is not really suitable for 4 1/2 year olds. He’s been up Dragons Back and we …
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Tai O
Tai O is one of the best day trips in Hong Kong if you have young kids, or actually even if you don’t have any kids. I’ve been visiting quite a few Islands lately and this is one of the best times we’ve had. Not really a hike, but there’s some hiking trails to/from and around Tai O so we’ll …
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Peng Chau Island Hike
Having just done Cheung Chau Island last week, I took my 4 yr old boy to Peng Chau Island this past weekend and had a great time. We took the 840a.m ferry on Sunday morning, not too many people on that but more than you’d expect for that time and day. The fast ferry (ferry schedule here) only takes about …
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Cheung Chau Island Hike
The Cheung Chau Island Hike is not really much of a hike so much as a walk but thought we’d include it here as one you can take your kids on. A lot of websites state Cheung Chau Island is a place to go to get away from the crowds and the city but if you go weekends, this place …
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Lion Rock Hike
Been wanting to do Lion Rock Hike for quite some time now but was determined to do it on a fine day, which are few and far between in Hong Kong. Drove out to Temple Plaza, car parking underneath the South Mall, this is near Kowloon Walled City Park, worth a visit if you have the time. Anyway from there, …
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Bones of Miss Willy
Something a bit different today, The Bones of Miss Willy, not so much a hike, but a nice short walk/run with some good photo opportunities. This starts on Cape D-Aguilar Road, just down the road from the entrance of Dragons Back, there’s no official parking, but there’s a roundabout type thing at the entrance of Cape D’Aguilar Road where the …
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Violet Hill Twins Hike – In Autumn
It’s been a while since we did the Violet Hill Twins Hike in Hong Kong, probably more than a year and thought we’d do another post and post some pics on a fine day, of which there’s been bugger all this year in Hong Kong. No parking available at the little car park opposite Parkview apartments, but down the road, …
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Plover Cove Hike
The Plover Cove hike is probably one of the harder hikes we’ve done, but solely for the fact it is quite long (almost 20km), and there is pretty much no shade and we did it in the middle of summer, on a hot sunny day – brutal. Plus we hadn’t done much of anything for a few months prior so …
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Hunchbacks Hong Kong
The Hunchbacks Hong Kong is the most difficult Hong Kong hike we’ve encountered. It’s not the highest, but we were in for a bit of a rude awakening and had to cut this hike short because we were so buggered and ran out of water much sooner than expected. Taking off from Wu Kai Sha MTR Station, the hike quickly …
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Mount High West Hong Kong Hike
The Mount High West Hong Kong Hike is more like a walk up a concrete path, at least to get the start of Mount High West Hong Kong, then a brief 10 minutes up to Mount High West. Mount High West is not really that well known but if you catch on an increasingly rare sunny day in Hong Kong, …
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Hong Kong Trail Section 4
Finally we hiked Hong Kong Trail Section 4, it’s been, as it has been for basically the last 6 months, shit weather in Hong Kong so this has taken us a bit longer after saying we’d do it a few days after our Hong Kong Trail Section 3 hike. Actually, today we started our from Cyberport as usual, did Hong …
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Hong Kong Trail Section 3
Today we’re previewing Hong Kong Trail Section 3, which begins at Peel Rise and winds it’s way around to Wan Chai Gap above Aberdeen Reservoir and meets up with Hong Kong Trail Section 4. We’re calling this a preview as we’ve had some niggling injuries over the last few weeks and haven’t been out, we had to turn around half …
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Tai Mo Shan Hike
The Tai Mo Shan Hike is probably one of the tougher hikes in Hong Kong. Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong and at 957m is also the tallest coastal peak in Southern China. We did the Tai Mo Shan hike early on when we first starting hiking in Hong Kong and we weren’t that fit, so …
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Sharp Peak Hike
Sharp Peak hike is a bit of a mission to get to if you live on the island but it’s worth it if you can catch it on a clear day. There’s a few ways to the top of Sharp Peak, and despite it looking a bit formidable looking from sea level, only the last few hundred meters pose any …
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Sunset Peak Hike
Sunset Peak Hike is one of the more popular hikes on Lantau, famous for, you guessed it Einstein, views of the Sunset. A lot of the hiking in Hong Kong sites say this is one difficult hike but again, for the most part, it’s not really a hike but more a trek up some stairs. As usual, there’s a few …
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Lantau Peak hike
The Lantau Peak hike is one of the more popular hikes in Hong Kong, surprisingly not as difficult as some of the hiking in Hong Kong websites makes out, and it can be done in 45-60 minutes at a brisk pace. You can either walk from Tung Chung to Pak Kung Au, (probably an hour), but most people take the …
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Sunset Peak and Lantau Peak Hike
The Sunset Peak and Lantau Peak Hike is one of the more buggering hikes in Hong Kong, not overly challenging but the amount of stairs you need to climb up and down makes it one of the most tiring. You can start from Tung Chung, Ngong Ping 360 or where we did – Nam Shan, and start with Sunset Peak. …
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The Peak Hong Kong Hike
The Peak Hong Kong hike is perhaps one of the most popular hikes in Hong Kong. There’s numerous ways to get hike to the Peak in Hong Kong, because we live in Pokfulam/Cyberport, we tend to hike only one or two routes to the Peak. The Peak Hike is an easy one, good for beginners, and if you’re an exercise …
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Jardines Lookout Mt Butler Violet Hill Hike
The Jardines Lookout Mt Butler Violet Hill Hike is a loop we used to like to do before we began a disdain for running down stairs. It begins at Park View here. There’s parking available, or buses and taxis. Go up Hong Kong Trail Section 5 (note, don’t go up Tai Tam Country Trail which is nearby), this is nice easy …
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Twins Hong Kong Hike
The Twins Hong Kong hike is perhaps one of the more famous hikes in Hong Kong and seems to be popular among the weekend hiker as well as those looking for a good workout. We first attempted, by mistake, without knowing, doing the first “twin” when we first starting hiking and were struggling for breath closing the car door. It …
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Dragons Back Hike
The first time I did the Dragons Back hike I thought I was in for something at least a little bit difficult but it’s really doable by all the most unfit, obese heifers in the world. Most of the Hong Kong hiking websites give you directions starting from North Point so naturally we started the Dragons Back hike at the …
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