Yes, OK, OK, agreed. The Peak in Hong Kong is super touristy, with coach-loads of tourists selfie-ing away to glory. The tourist tat gets worse with every visit – & is set to get even more so, once that giant Coca Cola can is up & running for even more …
Excellent. Truly. As a total coffeeholic, I’d already Googled “best coffee shops in Hong Kong” prior to our trip there last week, and found The Coffee Academics. Then, on arrival, one of the first things I was told by my equally coffeholic-y hostess, was that The Coffee Academics was just …
Last week on a lovely escape to Hong Kong for a few days, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Soho. We chose the hotel on the basis of: a) affordability b) location and, yes, c) free wifi and on all those 3 counts it couldn’t be faulted. It …
On a recent trip to Hong Kong at the end of August/early September, my daughter and I (both balletomanes of note) were thrilled to be able to see a performance of “Swan Lake” by the Hong Kong Ballet. It was the first time either of us had seen this company …
We are a complicated family. Food-wise, that is. Husband is a carnivore who is allergic to seafood. Daughter is vegetarian. I am a piscatarian. Thank God for our omnivorous son. So finding a restaurant that suits us all is not always the proverbial piece of cake. With this in mind, …
A friend who is a hotelier recommended Lanson Place in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay for our 4 night family holiday, we followed his expert advice, and made a brilliant discovery into the bargain. Not only is Causeway Bay a great part of the city in which to base yourself, but …
The pretty restaurant “Rice Paper” in the ever-popular Harbour City was bustling and busy when we went for a late Saturday night dinner. After a week of mainly Japanese food (because it was better then Chinese food for the strict vegetarian in our group) the Thai food in “Rice paper” …
It was our first day in Hong Kong after many, many years, and our childrens’ first time there. We were tired, having flown overnight. But the first thing we did was to make the pilgrimage to the Apple store, hoping to buy the new iPhone 5. (We didn’t, by the …
Ours is not an easy family to feed. – Husband is allergic to any form of seafood. – Daughter dearest is vegetarian. – I don’t eat meat. Thank goodness for our son who eats everything. Equally thank goodness for Tokio Joe in the buzzing Lan Kwai Fong district of Central. …
