Hong Kong Travel Guide

Most Recent Hong Kong Travel Articles from BootsnAll

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How to Do Hong Kong on a Budget: Where to Spend & What to Skip

Hong Kong is notoriously expensive, but seeing the city on a budget doesn't have to mean skipping all the fun stuff. Mary Richardson tells you where it makes sense to spend some of your precious travel budget.

The Slow Torture of Plum Blossom – Hong Kong

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Hong Kong Travel Guide Overview

Hong Kong is a contradiction. On the on hand it is an economic dynamo that fully embraces capitalism and wealth. On the other hand it is a political state of a communist country. It has tall glass towers that would be the envy of any city. It also has the same squalid apartment buildings found the world over. It is both western and Asian, modern and ancient, quiet and busy, urban and green.

And most of all it is fascinating to visit.

The first thing anyone notices when visiting Hong Kong is the city's setting. Situated on the "fragrant harbor" that separates the island of Hong Kong from Kowloon Peninsula, the city's buildings rise to great heights that are only dwarfed by the mountains behind them. It is a breathtaking scene to look at the city from a boat on the harbor or to ride to the top of the mountain on a tram.

While Hong Kong island is ritzy and clean, it is the Kowloon Peninsula where you will find things that will make you look twice. Its long open air markets feature streets where only birds or toilets are sold. Its noodle shops hum with business and smell of MSG. Its crowded sidewalks come to life at night when the intense heat breaks. You will be asked more than once if you want to buy a shirt or have a suit made for you.

For all its wonders, Hong Kong does have some disappointments. The weather can be outright brutal with a humidity that will leave you spent. If the cheaper end accommodations are full you will likely have to spend a bundle to sleep in a hotel. Your dining options are generally either cheap fast food or really expensive gourmet meals.

Even with these challenges, everyone should experience Hong Kong at least once in a lifetime.