One of the key traditions to welcome the Chinese New Year (CNY) is to clean your home and decorate it with flowers. Orchids, tangerine/kumquat trees and plum/cherry blossoms are very popular (see my previous blog post about the CNY flower traditions). Last Sunday I visited the flower market in Victoria Park, which is open from… Continue reading Chinese New Year 2014: Victoria Flower Market
Another Monday again... and it's time for another interview. This time my guest is Eva, an amazing photographer, who blogs at Photos from Hong Kong. She has a great eye and captures the unexpected. So many times I've seen a picture on her blog, of a place that I recognise (or think that I do)… Continue reading Interview with Photos from Hong Kong
Public art can be a great thing - and Public Art Hong Kong (PAHK) is a good resource to find out more about the sculptures around Hong Kong. So recently, when I was walking along the waterfront from Central to Admiralty, I reached the Grand Hyatt and in the Western Garden next to it where… Continue reading Public art in the Western Garden
Sham Shui Po is not just a great place for foodies or for people looking for cheap electronics... but actually for DIYs of all kind. It has tons of shops selling fabrics (here's another interesting posts about crafty little shops in Sham Shui Po at Ira's blog) buttons and also beads. I wish I had… Continue reading Beads everywhere… in Sham Shui Po
Walking through Sham Shui Po is a foodies mecca - there are so many different things to try here, it's incredible. Even without eating a breakfast in the morning I did not manage to try all those tasty things around me! There were lots of shops selling bbq meat - of course, char siu is… Continue reading Food in Sham Shui Po
I've been lucky once... and I've been lucky twice. A few months ago I went on my first Foodie Tour around Central and Sheung Wan and I really enjoyed it. Now, a few days ago, I went on my second Foodie Tour around Sham Shui Po and really enjoyed it too! This time Silvana from… Continue reading Hong Kong Foodie Tour in Sham Shui Po
A few weekends ago I was strolling through Sham Shui Po - an area that I'm not familiar with. It is really interesting, with lots of old shops and stores, lots of street and flea markets and many local people. There were not many tourists in the area when I was walking through the streets.… Continue reading Photography: Walking through Sham Shui Po
The following pictures were taken on a cold day in Sham Shui Po - but they could have been taken in several places in and around Hong Kong. It's not an uncommon sight to see a vendor selling roasted chestnuts or even sweet potatoes, there are quite a few in Hong Kong. Often, when I… Continue reading Photography: Hot chestnut vendors
Oh no... I'm a day late, but nonetheless, let me present a great blog for food lovers in Hong Kong (that includes locals, expats, tourists, visitors and people just dreaming of visiting Hong Kong). It's HungrySu by Suzanne Guan. Suzanne is a Chinese girl that loves food - any kind of food! She blogs about… Continue reading Interview with HungrySu
After exploring some recent art exhibitions in Central we continued our stroll through Sheung Wan. I really love this area, it is so nice with little shops and studios. It has great character with all the old houses and little streets, I really hope it continues to stay like this and don't get too commercialised… Continue reading Strolling through Sheung Wan in January
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