Hong Kong

Visited Hong Kong for 12 days. The positives are real: Hong Kong skyline is every bit as impressive as advertised, and the food scene around Sai Kung is genuinely excellent — try wonton noodle soup if you haven't. one of the world's great food cities was an unexpected bonus. That said, can feel ove…

Did Hong Kong on a shoestring for 14 days and it was absolutely manageable. Based in cheap guesthouses near Kowloon centre and ate mostly at local spots — claypot rice from street stalls cost almost nothing and was better than anything in a tourist restaurant. Star Ferry has an entry fee but worth …

Only had a long weekend — about 16 days — in Hong Kong, based in Sai Kung. More than enough to fall for the place. Did Big Buddha Lantau on day one and spent the rest of the time just walking and eating. The milk tea situation here is no joke — some of the best eating I've done anywhere. one of the…

Hong Kong wasn't high on my travel list. A friend pushed me to go and I'm genuinely grateful. The first full day in Central reset everything — the scale of Temple Street Night Market and the quality of the milk tea were immediate signals that I'd misjudged the place completely. incredible mix of Ch…

Three weeks is long enough to get past the tourist surface in Hong Kong. The first week I was in Kowloon and the big sites like Hong Kong skyline. The second and third I went further and slower. The food evolution was interesting — roast goose everywhere but prepared so differently by region. incre…