Hong Kong

by / on June 29, 2012 at 9:31 am / in Asia, Gary Fong, Hong Kong, See

HONG KONG: THE DOUBLE DECKER

  HONG KONG – They’re old-style, double-decker, eco-friendly and come in multiple, cute colors.  They’re called street trams and Hong Kong is one of a few cities to still use the double-decker version.  It’s also my preferred way to get-around the city. Yes, the double-decker street trams…possibly the slowest way to transverse Hong Kong, but also one of the most [...]

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by / on June 25, 2012 at 3:52 pm / in Asia, Gary Fong, Hong Kong, See

MACAU: ESCAPE FROM HONG KONG

  MACAU, CHINA – If you’ve spent any time in Hong Kong, then you know how bloody crowded and claustrophobic it can feel.  If you’ve actually lived there, you also know that there’s only one way to deal with all that craziness – the weekend getaway, the key to making HK living bearable. It seemed like everyone I knew in [...]

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by / on June 13, 2012 at 8:15 am / in Asia, Gary Fong, Hong Kong, See

HONG KONG: THE BEST AIRPORT IN ASIA

  HONG KONG – Back in my corporate days, when I was constantly on the go traveling from one city to the next, the airport often became my temporary home, a place where I would eat, drink, shop, shit, work, sleep and even shower, while waiting for my flight onward.  It’s not something I particularly enjoyed (because, like it or [...]

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by / on June 4, 2012 at 8:57 am / in Asia, Eat, Gary Fong, Hong Kong, Restaurants

HONG KONG: CHA CHAAN TENG

  HONG KONG – This strange, yet wonderful, example of the West’s lasting influence on Hong Kong is considered by many to be an integral part of the city’s heritage. Known as the Cha Chaan Teng (CCT), these old-style eateries – which can be found on practically every street corner (or skyscraper as the case may be) – serve up [...]

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