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Travel Stories, featured, Hong Kong, On the Road, Sha Tin

Hong Kong’s Sha Tin Bike Path

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The Sha Tin Bike paths run in many directions but the ones that attract border the Shing Man River which runs through the length of Sha Tin and then out to the estuary. There are bike paths on both sides used by cyclists, walkers and joggers. We got a couple of basic bikes (e-bikes are said to be illegal in Hong Kong!) from the bike shop next to the hotel. We cycled out towards the river and then East to the Chinese University for coffee and a nice piece of carrot cake.

Travel Stories, Hong Kong, On the Road, Sha Tin

Hong Kong’s Best Wontons

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It’s literally pouring outside, and today was a total washout. RIP to our plans to walk or cycle. Instead, it was a mad scramble for the umbrella and the hotel shuttle – pure indoor vibes only today. Main character energy today was definitely finding elite eats. Wontons are a whole mood. If you don’t know, they’re basically Chinese dumplings with a thin wrapper, stuffed with seasoned pork or chicken and prawn.

Travel Stories, Hong Kong, On the Road

Hong Kong’s ‘Ding Ding’ Tram

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The Kennedy Town Tram? Absolute icon, no notes. Runs from North Point straight through Central and out to Kennedy Town. Lowkey gives huge electrified breakfast cereal box energy (you KNOW the one), but make it wheels. Narrow, tall, stairs built for the tiniest feet imaginable, and it jolts like crazy every time it hits cross rails or points. But somehow it just vibes its way through the absolute chaos that is Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, and Central Hong Kong — unbothered

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