Modern city shaped by ancient beliefs
What do the buildings above have in common? Each of them has been optimized to provide good feng shui for their occupants. Hong Kong’s…
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Typhoon Weekend!
Note the ‘X’ taped onto the doors in preparation for the typhoon! I can always tell a typhoon day first thing in the morning….
Hong Kong Olympic Spirit!
Who says Hong Kong doesn’t care about the Olympic games? Though the special administrative region sent its own separate delegation of athletes to the…
Hong Kong in only 1 day!
[photopress:Hong_Kong_harbor_harbour_Ts.jpg,full,pp_image] If you had just one day to show people Hong Kong, where would you take them? Here’s my top secret one-day tour!
Paying for Star Ferry… with a token?
[photopress:Star_Ferry_token_machine_Ho.jpg,full,pp_image] The iconic Star Ferry, one of the top tourist rides in Hong Kong (the Peak Tram and regular tram being the two others,)…
What to do with old clothes?
Shopping is Hong Kong’s number one pastime. Walking the streets, even visitors from big cities like New York are amazed at the number of…
The Pawn restaurant and Wanchai redevelopment
[photopress:The_Pawn_Hong_Kong.jpg,full,pp_image] From the same owners as The Press Room comes The Pawn – a new restaurant in a semi-historic setting. Occupying one of the…
Chinese New Year Fair in photos!
Happy Chinese New Year! Last year was the pig, this year it’s the rat! In keeping with the previous year’s tradition, I paid a visit to Hong Kong‘s biggest Chinese New Year fair in Victoria Park.
Chinese New Year… coming soon!
[photopress:Victoria_Park_Chinese_N_Yea.jpg,full,pp_image] All around Hong Kong you can see Chinese New Year decorations being put up. I was walking through Victoria Park yesterday when I…
Big Buddha revisited!
I’ve only been to the big Buddha, one of Hong Kong‘s top tourist attractions once. The last time was after no sleep on January…
Happy Holidays from Hong Kong Hustle!
[photopress:Adidas_Close_Up.jpg,full,pp_image] Dear readers, thank you for all of your support over the past year! You might be wondering what’s happened to the look of…
‘Tis the Season! (in photos!)
[photopress:Hong_Kong_Christmas_Light.jpg,full,pp_image] Holiday shopping season officially started a few weeks ago. The Christmas lights are up on Hong Kong‘s buildings. Shopping centers are playing holiday…
Hong Kong Halloween 2007!
[photopress:Kristin_Cara_G_Racks_MDB.jpg,full,pp_image] Halloween has been steadily growing in popularity in Hong Kong over the last five years. As opposed to simply watching American expats celebrate…
Introducing the Octopus Mini!
[photopress:Octopus_mini_HK_MTR.jpg,full,pp_image] Hong Kong’s convenient cashless payment system, the Octopus card, just got miniaturized! The Octopus originated for use as a payment option for Hong…
Yes, FIREWORKS again!
[photopress:Firework1.jpg,full,pp_image] I feel like I’m always out trying to photograph fireworks in Hong Kong. Often it’s not easy, especially not tonight! After climbing up…
July First fireworks!!!
[photopress:Fireworks1.jpg,full,pp_image] Hong Kong’s buildings provide a dramatic backdrop to almost anything. Christmas lights, boats, clouds, and sunsets all take on a new significance against…
Optimize your visit to The Peak!
Since the last three days have been particularly clear, I decided to walk up to Victoria Peak, Hong Kong’s number one tourist destination. Normal…
Hong Kong’s Disappearing Discos
Cyber 8 Disco, commonly referred to as Cyber, officially closed its doors at the beginning of the month. Located near the bottom of Nathan…
A brief history of Soho, Hong Kong
Yesterday I stopped by my friend Nadia’s new shop, Select 18, in Hong Kong’s Soho neighborhood. As the proprietor of a clothing shop, and…
Typhoon season!
Here it comes again… that time of the year when it rains like crazy. It’s a good chance to catch up on movies, practice…
Happy Chinese New Year!
‘Kung Hei Fat Choy’! It’s Chinese New Year again – the biggest holiday of the year. Yesterday marked the beginning of year of the pig. So how does life change in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year holiday?
Umbrella Repair – going, going, almost gone…
The problem: What do you do when you purchase a fancy umbrella, only to have it de-spoke on you in a sudden gust of…
Hong Kong’s Christmas lights – a key economic indicator?
Several people have told me that you can judge the current state of Hong Kong’s economy by the vibrancy of the yearly Christmas displays. Entire sections of the city are draped with multiple-story lights in celebration of Christmas and Chinese New Year.
Rock Music – still alive in Hong Kong?
Friday night was a busy one. At 8:30 I went to EDGE to check out an underground band show. My friend J.T.’s new group,…
Harbor-front Observation Deck Reopens!
Closed for renovations for about a year, the harbor-front observation deck in Tsim Sha Tsui recently reopened. The structure is a one-story high elevated…
Halloween H.K. Style 2006
Halloween seems to be getting bigger and bigger each year in Hong Kong. Because it fell on a Tuesday this year, the bars and…
ROCKIT, H.K.’s outdoor music festival!
Rockit, Hong Kong’s only large outdoor music festival touched down last weekend for its fourth straight year. This time it lasted two days, rather…
Mid-Autumn Festival
Last week was a major holiday, Mid-Autumn Festival. Apart from its origin as a harvest celebration when the moon is at its fullest, in…
The Flower Market & Bird Market, Prince Edward, Kowloon
Two of my favorite places to take tourists are the Flower Market and Bird Market in Prince Edward. It’s easy to get there and…
World Cup Fever!
As a former British colony, in addition to inheriting a love of the Rolls Royce, Hong Kong inherited a love of “football” from the…