This is one of the cheapest dumpling places in Hong Kong - and it is part of a chain. I don't know the English name, but I can recognise the shop name and look. There is one on the way home on Wan Chai Road, which is a quick stop for me - I usually… Continue reading Review: Quick dumpling fix
Let me interrupt my series of Seoul/South Korea posts to introduce you to one of my long-time favourite blogs, which is WaterfallsandCaribous - a weird name for a great blog about travelling and living in Hong Kong. It's run by Dan and H-J, two Kiwis, who have recently been joined by their little girl Olive.… Continue reading Interview with WaterfallsandCaribous
Finally, the big day has arrived - the Kickstarter project about the Kowloon Walled City came to fruition. 20 years after its demolition photographers Greg Girard and Ian Lambot published a new edition of their book “City of Darkness,” the most comprehensive publication on the place to date. The reprint marks the 20th anniversary of… Continue reading I supported the City of Darkness Book
This is one of the restaurants (similar to YOUKA) that I've been walking past for so many times without realising it is a restaurant! Kanizen on Thomson Road in Wan Chai. The dark windows and discreet sliding doors make this restaurant hard to spot - but once you open the door you know immediately what… Continue reading Review: Kanizen
It's Tuesday and my next blog interview is ready! Let's meet Bernice from The Fragrant Harbour, a blog that I have read for a while but until now, never thought about featuring as an interview guest. This was an oversight on my behalf! And when I spoke to Rachel from Little Koo, she reminded be… Continue reading Interview with The Fragrant Harbour
I have written about ArtisTree and its exhibitions (the current one is Raghu Rai's photography exhibition about India that I've visited this weekend) before, but I noticed I never wrote much about the building. One Island East is one of many skyscrapers in Hong Kong - there are over 112 buildings that stand taller than… Continue reading One Island East
Hong Kong is celebrating the international photo festival from August 8 to November 11, 2014. It is focused on promotion art photography and was inaugurated in 2010. This year the theme is "Now Becoming Then" and the focus is on how the nature of photography enables human beings to transcend time and space. The now… Continue reading Photography Exhibition: Raghu Rai
I thought I'd knew most hiking routes by now - but because I've still not finished the MacLehose trail there are still some parts of Kowloon that I need to explore. One of these parts is Lion Rock, which is in a country park that has the same name: Lion Rock Country Park. The hike… Continue reading Hiking: Lion Rock
The title is slightly misleading - I didn't actually see that many elephants at the Cityplaza shopping mall last Thursday (I saw more at Pacific Place the other day). That's because the exhibition ended already on September 9. Instead, I spent more time in the shop, looking over all the different designs from the different… Continue reading Elephant Parade in Cityplaza
It's Wednesday, so time for my next blog interview ... and this time it is with Rachel from Little Koo, a blog that I discovered almost two years ago. I was immediately drawn to Rachel's blog because it combines tips about Hong Kong, excursions to tucked away beaches and hikes, as well as a few… Continue reading Interview with Little Koo
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