Ni hao!
I wish all of you a very happy new year!
I pretty much wrote everything I could remember about the places I saw in Hong Kong, but I forgot to add some of the most important points that would make or break your trip. So here they come:
1.) FOOD: Oh yes! Dear vegetarians (and non-vegetarians alike), carry along lots of khakras, matthris, chivdas, and all that jazz because vegetarian food, and the kind you like is hard to come by. Non-vegetarians I was travelling with couldn't stomach the kind of food they have there. The meat is mostly just boiled, bland and... let's just say not to our taste. So, make sure you take all the farsans and snack items you can along to avoid hunger pangs and headaches.
2.) CHARGING ELECTRONIC ITEMS: This one can be a serious trip dampener; and it's going to be hard for me to explain. Yet, I'll try.
The plug points there, aren't the same as we use here. So unless, you have chargers that can be inserted in the thin plug points, using your appliances beyond one day will be tough. Luckily, I had a camera that needed batteries. In such a case, I advise you too to carry batteries from here, because a pair of batteries would cost you 10HKD more or less. Cut down your cost by carrying extra batteries.
As far as using your chargers are considered, buy cheap extensions from here and go; like I said, Hong Kong is expensive.
I only needed my camera and thus the problem of charging my phone and Ipod didn't arise. However, I suggest you figure out a solution for that before leaving. Sorry, I can't be of much help here thanks to my seriously limited knowledge on batteries and chargers.
3.) WATER: Yes, my friend, water too is very expensive there. We were charged extra by the hotel for bottles of water.(yeah, they don't even give free bottles of water! Who does that?!) However, it's even more expensive in places like Ocean Park and Disneyland; 25 HKD to be precise. So tour travelers, guides, hotel staff, give water bottles at a cheaper cost. (5-15 HKD; depending on the source)
Furthermore, each person is allowed to carry only 500 ml of water inside these places. So make sure you have one fore each one.
*SLY TIP: Inside Disneyland,you will find drinking water booths. So you have free access to water in Disneyland and I suggest you fill your bottles before the end of the day too. ;)
4.) COMFORTABLE FOOTWEAR: Dear women, unless you are a pro, don't venture out in heels and fancy, delicate sandals. Wear comfy sandals, flip-flops or shoes to walk through the day without swollen, aching feet!
5.) LANGUAGE: I've mentioned this in my previous post, yet I'm going to repeat it. Language is an issue in Hong Kong!!!!! I'm not asking you to learn Cantonese and go; however, if there are specific, local places you need to visit in the town especially using local transport, ask the hotel staff to write the name of the places and the bus number, etc so that you can show it locals and get around easily.
In areas like Kowloon, we didn't have too much of an issue with the language; but that's that. People there, including hotel staff, receptionists, and everyone else you'd think would speak in English, do know the language but their verbal abilities are quite limited.
PLACES:
Apart from the ones that I've covered in previous posts, there are a few places I saw as quickly as I forgot about Shahrukh's Ra.one (horrendous movie). Hong Kong is a very modern city; a true concrete jungle in my opinion. So if you want to see the city, you pretty much have shopping malls and shopping streets to go too. I suggest you check out Tsim tsa sui (pronounced: sim sha sui). There are lots of branded as well as local shopping places around there and you'll have a good number of options to choose from.
So that sums up EVERYthing I had to share about my visit to Hong Kong. Hope you enjoyed reading all of it and it proves to be helpful if you plan to go there soon.
With hopes of knowledge-endowed travels and experiences worth sharing....
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
Now I tweet only on: https://twitter.com/#!/shoe_stopper
I wish all of you a very happy new year!
I pretty much wrote everything I could remember about the places I saw in Hong Kong, but I forgot to add some of the most important points that would make or break your trip. So here they come:
1.) FOOD: Oh yes! Dear vegetarians (and non-vegetarians alike), carry along lots of khakras, matthris, chivdas, and all that jazz because vegetarian food, and the kind you like is hard to come by. Non-vegetarians I was travelling with couldn't stomach the kind of food they have there. The meat is mostly just boiled, bland and... let's just say not to our taste. So, make sure you take all the farsans and snack items you can along to avoid hunger pangs and headaches.
2.) CHARGING ELECTRONIC ITEMS: This one can be a serious trip dampener; and it's going to be hard for me to explain. Yet, I'll try.
The plug points there, aren't the same as we use here. So unless, you have chargers that can be inserted in the thin plug points, using your appliances beyond one day will be tough. Luckily, I had a camera that needed batteries. In such a case, I advise you too to carry batteries from here, because a pair of batteries would cost you 10HKD more or less. Cut down your cost by carrying extra batteries.
As far as using your chargers are considered, buy cheap extensions from here and go; like I said, Hong Kong is expensive.
I only needed my camera and thus the problem of charging my phone and Ipod didn't arise. However, I suggest you figure out a solution for that before leaving. Sorry, I can't be of much help here thanks to my seriously limited knowledge on batteries and chargers.
3.) WATER: Yes, my friend, water too is very expensive there. We were charged extra by the hotel for bottles of water.
Furthermore, each person is allowed to carry only 500 ml of water inside these places. So make sure you have one fore each one.
*SLY TIP: Inside Disneyland,you will find drinking water booths. So you have free access to water in Disneyland and I suggest you fill your bottles before the end of the day too. ;)
4.) COMFORTABLE FOOTWEAR: Dear women, unless you are a pro, don't venture out in heels and fancy, delicate sandals. Wear comfy sandals, flip-flops or shoes to walk through the day without swollen, aching feet!
5.) LANGUAGE: I've mentioned this in my previous post, yet I'm going to repeat it. Language is an issue in Hong Kong!!!!! I'm not asking you to learn Cantonese and go; however, if there are specific, local places you need to visit in the town especially using local transport, ask the hotel staff to write the name of the places and the bus number, etc so that you can show it locals and get around easily.
In areas like Kowloon, we didn't have too much of an issue with the language; but that's that. People there, including hotel staff, receptionists, and everyone else you'd think would speak in English, do know the language but their verbal abilities are quite limited.
PLACES:
Apart from the ones that I've covered in previous posts, there are a few places I saw as quickly as I forgot about Shahrukh's Ra.one (horrendous movie). Hong Kong is a very modern city; a true concrete jungle in my opinion. So if you want to see the city, you pretty much have shopping malls and shopping streets to go too. I suggest you check out Tsim tsa sui (pronounced: sim sha sui). There are lots of branded as well as local shopping places around there and you'll have a good number of options to choose from.
So that sums up EVERYthing I had to share about my visit to Hong Kong. Hope you enjoyed reading all of it and it proves to be helpful if you plan to go there soon.
With hopes of knowledge-endowed travels and experiences worth sharing....
Au revoir,
Miss Bee.
Now I tweet only on: https://twitter.com/#!/shoe_stopper
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