I’ve conceded that retail therapy would always make it to the plan. It’s impossible not to in a place like this, where shopping constitutes its lifeblood. True enough, with no stringent itinerary, we found ourselves Lantau-bound once again, this time … Continue reading Hong Kong, My Incidental Healer
It’s been more than three decades since Chungking Expresswas released. Even before this trip came into plan, I’d been thinking of visiting Wong Kar-wai’s filming locations(the readily accessible ones, at least). Alas, we didn’t really have the luxury of time … Continue reading HK After a Decade, Part 2: Mid-Day at the Midlands
We start with this curious parallel. It was on January 23, 2015 when I arrived in Hong Kong with Marga. We were stationed in Yau Ma Tai, Kowloon for a five-day stay, one highlighted by a visit to Ngong Ping … Continue reading HK After a Decade, Part 1: Discovering Discovery Bay
Pardon me, but I’d rather not elaborate on yesterday’s Shenzhen snafu. Let’s just say that obtaining a Mainland visa on the same day turned out to be not as easy breezy as portrayed in most travel blogs (Language barrier = 50, Us =0). I’ll stop there. At … Continue reading North by Ngongping
Here we go again, Hong Kong.
This is my second visit in a span of six months, fourth in total. This time, I’m here to accompany my friend and fellow Southern B Marga. We are loving the weather. It’s the ideal balance between chilly and balmy that we’ve come to associate with this region during this time of year.
Planet Chuckie 