Continuing with the Hong Kong staycation theme, the past weekend, we made our way over to a less well known destination in Hong Kong called the Ng Tung Chai Waterfalls located in the New Territories. This beautiful hiking route includes […]
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It’s hard to believe that we’re still in a semi-lockdown phase here in Asia with essentially no travel allowed for fun purposes. Even travel for critical purposes is severely limited and there are many unfortunate stories about families torn apart
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Hong Kong is an amazingly diverse city in regards to its landscape with so many different places to see, from intense high-rise buildings to white sandy beaches. In previous posts, we’ve visited some of those beaches and beautiful lush hiking
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The MacLehose Trail is a 100-kilometre hiking trail that crosses the New Territories in Hong Kong. In previous posts, we hiked across Stage 4 and 5 and also covered part of Stage 1 and 2 when we visited Sharp Peak and the
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As we continue to live under COVID restrictions here in Hong Kong, our usual travels are unthinkable and impossible to plan. Instead, we’ve been focused on using every weekend we have available to explore Hong Kong’s many natural wonders. Over
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The MacLehose Trail is a 100-kilometre hiking trail that crosses the New Territories, starting from Pak Tam Chung, Sai Kung, in the east to Tuen Mun in the west. The trail is named after Sir Murray MacLehose, the longest-serving governor of Hong
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In these uncertain times, I hope that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and healthy. Like many of you, we’re in a locked down situation here in Hong Kong. However, because we’re somewhat further ahead on this bridge
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Right before COVID-19 took hold and turned our lives upside down here in Asia, we managed to get away for a long weekend at my favourite relaxation destination of Koh Samui. Keen readers of this site will have a mild
I’ve had Penang Island on my bucket list for a long time and finally got the chance to visit this super cool food and architecture heaven off the west coast of Malaysia. Penang State has a population of around 1.8
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This is the second in a two part series from Vietnam that includes a recent trip to Saigon and Phú Quốc. Phu Quoc is a Vietnamese island in the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of Cambodia. It’s known for
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Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City (both names are commonly used in 2019) is the commercial and financial capital of Vietnam; it is also the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of 9 million (14 million in the metropolitan area).
Even though I live in Beijing, I spend a lot of time travelling to other cities around Asia for work and for fun. A rare opportunity recently came up to be a tourist in my own city and so I
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