Looking for Gifts in Hong Kong
A warm, rainy morning, no use for walking — which made it a day for the malls, and another round […]
Hong Kong
Travel Stories, Hong Kong, Hung Hom, On the Road
Enjoying Dim Sum in Hong Kong
We took the East Rail line from Sha Tin down to Hung Hom to meet old friends for dim sum
Travel Stories, Hong Kong, On the Road, Sha Tin, Sham Shui Po, Tsim Sha Tsui
Scarcity and Competition in Hong Kong
The first sight of Hong Kong’s apartment towers genuinely stops you. Arriving at night, the road from the airport runs
Travel Stories, Hong Kong, On the Road
The Starchitecture of Central Hong Kong
Walk a few blocks of Central and you are, quite literally, surrounded by the twentieth and twenty-first centuries’ most celebrated
Travel Stories, Hong Kong, Mong Kok, On the Road, Sha Tin
Alternative Foods in Hong Kong
Not every day is a highlight, and the eating days in between are their own kind of pleasure. This was
Walking Lamma Island: Hong Kong’s Peaceful Counterpoint
There is a version of Hong Kong that almost everyone expects. A city of soaring towers, crowded pavements, flashing neon
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Hong Kong’s Star Ferry
We crossed mid-morning, from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central — a few minutes on the water in one of the
Travel Stories, Hong Kong, On the Road, Sha Tin
Bus journeys in Hong Kong
We took the 680 from Sha Tin to Admiralty. By the driver’s seat was a small sign giving the name
Travel Stories, Hong Kong, On the Road, Sha Tin
Above Kowloon: The Long Climb from Sha Tin
Hong Kong’s towers can make the territory appear almost entirely urban. Yet beyond Sha Tin, a steep path disappears into