This is a very easy hike - a good stroll if it it's too hot or you just don't feel like climbing up all the steps to Mount Parker or Mount Butler. The hike starts at Quarry Bay MTR station. Take exit A, turn right, and you will find yourself walking along the King’s Road… Continue reading Hiking: Sir Cecil’s Ride
After visiting the St. Stephen's College Heritage Trail we crossed the street to the Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum. This free-entry, two-floor museum showcases 170 years of crime and punishment in Hong Kong. It traces the transformation of the Hong Kong penal system from the original punishment-as-a-deterrent model to the current approach that promotes rehabilitation.… Continue reading Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum
I had been here before, but that was almost three years ago. This time I visited the Stanley Military Cemetery as part of the St. Stephen's College Heritage Trail. The College has direct access (through a set of gates for which you need keys) to the cemetery, as it is linked to its history. The… Continue reading Stanley Military Cemetery
MeetUp hikes are really a great way to explore hidden corners of Hong Kong... and yesterday I discovered the St. Stephens College Heritage Trail in Stanley. Public access to Heritage Trail is allowed on selected weekends and public holidays with a prior appointment - so we were lucky that one of our group members organised… Continue reading St. Stephen’s College Heritage Trail
A few Saturdays ago I joined the Hong Kong Hiking MeetUp group for a hike around Mount Cameron - it was an interesting hike, as I've never done the full loop before and it also included some bushwhacking. It was totally worth it. We started at the Hopewell Centre and walked up the steep slope… Continue reading Hiking: Wan Chai loop
There was a break without any rain yesterday afternoon, so it was a good opportunity to go and see the Red Bull Flugtag myself. The only problem was that hundreds of people had the same idea, so there was a big group of people already at the location close to the central ferry piers. When… Continue reading At the Red Bull Flugtag 2014
After weeks of laziness I'm back on the hiking trails - and I discovered a new night hike route that I really like (I should add it to my list of favourite night hikes). It runs from Wan Chai to Aberdeen via Bennett Hill and is short (6km), but fast. The hike starts at Hopewell… Continue reading Night hike: Wan Chai to Aberdeen
Ok, I admit it - I'm a little obsessed with PMQ. It's such a great building and I love that it houses so many different shops. Even if not all of them have been opened, I walked around for two hours checking out the different outlets. The plan is that by mid-June 2014 all 100+… Continue reading Exploring the shops at PMQ
If you have read my post from the Night Market yesterday, you'll know that I've been to PMQ. That's the former police married quarters in Central, which was been reborn as a design hub. It is a very interesting building, so let me write a little bit more about it today. The original police married… Continue reading PMQ is open
Yesterday was the first night of the Night Market at PMQ Central - and it was a great opening night! The former Police Married Quarters (hence PMQ) in Central has been renovated and launched as a a creative hub for local design talent. The site is a grade three historical building, and consists of a… Continue reading Night Market – PMQ Central
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