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wazzuFreddo

WuTang is 4 the children
Since there seems to be a wicked fare war going on between a few airlines on the SFO to Hong Kong route I am kicking around the idea of going for a week.

What should I see, do, eat? Any other tips?

Planning on going Nov/Dec time frame
 
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Hong Kong has a lot of Asian women and a lot of Asian women are hot. Therefore the math shows that going to HK makes a lot of sense :nerd
 

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Since there seems to be a wicked fare war going on between a few airlines on the SFO to Hong Kong route I am kicking around the idea of going for a week.

What should I see, do, eat? Any other tips?

Planning on going Nov/Dec time frame

i have never been, but you picked the right month to go, because that is when the weather/temperature is ideal compared to all other months ...
 
Since there seems to be a wicked fare war going on between a few airlines on the SFO to Hong Kong route I am kicking around the idea of going for a week.

What should I see, do, eat? Any other tips?

Planning on going Nov/Dec time frame

Watch out for the low-life mainlanders. They have all sorts of scams aimed at tourists and sadly, the police there mostly turn a blind eye to their shannigans. DO NOT keep your wallet in your back pocket. DO NOT go to hostess bars. DO NOT play mah-jong with the locals. DO NOT pick a fight with a scumbag mainlander trying to start shit with you. What looks like an easy 1v1 will quickly turn into a 20v1 Zerg rush.
 

MikeyRocks

Free Dickbutt
I know that I have a flight there tomorrow :teeth

My sister who's been living there a year and is very detail oriented planned an itinerary for me, more than happy to share it:

Wednesday, May 30th
Arrival in Hong Kong at 6:45pm
Dinner at Paradise Dynasty
First dessert at Cong Sao
Second dessert at Hui Lau Shan

Thursday, May 31st
Pick up pork sandwiches at Danish Bakery
Walk around Central and Soho
First Lunch at Kau Kee*
Pick up egg tarts at Tai Cheong
Second Lunch at Yuan is Here
Tram up to VICTORIA PEAK
Walk around Wan Chai
Pick up mango mochi at 長洲平記
First dinner at Ichigen (show up by 5:45pm)
Second dinner at Joy Hing*
Third dinner at Hysan Place food court (Pepper Lunch, Good BBQ)
Pick up egg pancakes and waffles at Mammy Pancake
Pick up tea smoothies and bing at ThirsTea
Quick rest stop at home
Walk around CAUSEWAY BAY / SOGO
Dessert Options: Yee Shun Milk Company*, Via Tokyo, Shari Shari, I Love You Dessert
Late night dinner at 碗碗香 (closes at 10pm)

Friday, June 1st
Pick up breakfast pastries at La Creation and Chateraise
OCEAN PARK
Dinner Options: Nabe One, Sijie Private Kitchen, Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop
Dessert at TBD
Explore LAN KWAI FONG nightlife

Saturday, June 2nd
Breakfast at Tim Ho Wan (Northpoint)
Take kids to Victoria Park
Swim at apartment
Optional: HK Big Bus Tour
STAR FERRY to Kowloon
Take photos at TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE
Street food and shopping in MONG KONG / LADIES MARKET
Pick up coconut milk at King of Coconut
Pick up souffle cake at am.pm*
Happy hour at Ozone Bar at Ritz Carlton OR Knutsford Terrace
Dinner at TBD
Dessert at TBD

Sunday, June 3rd
Drop off bags at Airport Express
Breakfast / Lunch at TBD
NGONG PING 360 / GIANT BUDDHA
[Mike leaves for Siem Reap at 3:50pm]
[Roy leaves for Toronto at 6:15pm]

LIST OF OPTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES AND FOOD

Activities List (a to z)
Causeway Bay / Sogo
Dragon’s Back Hike
Ngong Ping 360 / Giant Buddha
Knutsford Terrace
HK Disneyland / Toy Story Land
Lan Kwai Fong (nightlife)
Mong Kok / Ladies Market
Ocean Park
Ozone Bar at Ritz Carlton
Repulse Bay
Sai Kung
Star Ferry
Symphony of Lights
Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade
Twins Hike
Victoria Peak

Food List (a to z)
Butao (ramen)*
Chan Kun Kee Dai Pai Dong (market food)*
Crystal Jade (shanghainese)
Danish Bakery (pork shop sandwich)
Delicious Kitchen (pork chop rice)*
Din Tai Fung (shanghainese)
Good BBQ (food court roasted meat)
Joy Hing (roasted meat)*
Kau Kee (beef brisket noodle)*
Ichigen (ramen)
Islam Food (chinese halal)*
Megan’s Kitchen (chinese hot pot)*
Nabe One (shabu hot pot)
Nagahama No. 1 Ramen (ramen)*
Paradise Dynasty (special XLB)
Pepper Lunch (food court beef rice)
Pololi (poke)
Ramen Kureha (ramen)*
Shugetsu (tsukemen)*
Sijie Private Kitchen (family style sichuan)
Sister Wah (beef brisket noodle)*
Tasty Congee & Noodle Wantun Shop (cantonese)
Tim Ho Wan (michelin star dim sum)
Under Bridge Spicy Crab (seafood)*
Wing Kee Noodle (intestine noodle)*
Yat Lok (roasted goose)*
Yu Sichuan (cheap sichuan)*
Yuan is Here (taiwanese)
碗碗香 (cheap sichuan)


Dessert List (a to z)
am.pm (souffle cake)*
Cong Sao (chinese dessert)
Hui Lau Shan (mango aloe)
I Love You Dessert Bar (souffle cake)
La Creation and Chateraise (bakery)
King of Coconut (coconut milk drink)
Mammy Pancake (pancake and waffle)
Shari Shari (japanese shaved ice)
Tai Cheong (egg tarts)
Via Tokyo (green tea soft serve)
Yee Shun Milk Company (milk pudding)*
長洲平記 (mango mochi)

* = R/N have not tried
blue text = not included in itinerary above
 
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Eldritch

is insensitive
Since there seems to be a wicked fare war going on between a few airlines on the SFO to Hong Kong route I am kicking around the idea of going for a week.

What should I see, do, eat? Any other tips?

Planning on going Nov/Dec time frame

Don't get eaten by Communists.
 

Agent Orange

The b0y ninja
Avoid summer months, the weather there gets crazy humid. I went there 2 years ago sometime in October and it was still plenty warm. Don't need a car, don't need to worry about learning the native language as its an international city, and there will be plenty of non asian people around so you don't feel like an outsider. You can take subway or cab anywhere, but understand that its a crazy packed City.

While you're there, I would recommend taking a ferry over to Macau for a day or two to visit.
 

fast4d

Well-known member
ICON hotel buffet. you MUST try it. I think it's free if you stay there. not the cheapest but I got a special deal.

it's located in kowloon right where the first under harbor tunnel exits.

spring/summer suck weather wise. nov is the best month. not hot and you may need a very light jacket. dec airfare is expensive.
 
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Rogue

Well-known member
big negative on that (well depends on your level of "hot". Been there many times, and it's pretty bad there. Best ones I have ever seen are tourist from Japan and Korea.

Seriously it's pretty bad for that kind of scene.

Tagging with others said, watch out for PICK POCKETS! Scams, galore for non locals. Punks that want to fight, fight in groups. You "May" think you can take on one to three but watch out for five plus with butcher knives.

Mainland Chinese (from China) are hated there (FYI). HK people speak Cantonese and NOT Mandarin



Hong Kong has a lot of Asian women and a lot of Asian women are hot. Therefore the math shows that going to HK makes a lot of sense :nerd
 
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