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Travelogue XXXIV: HONG KONG Day 1 - City Tour

June 10, 2008

As I mentioned in  my first HK post, we arrived in HK at around 2pm. We got so excited that we took time to explore a bit of the vicinity and eat at this crowded little food place near our hotel that we didn’t notice the time. We changed clothes and immediately headed to their famous Ocean Park. Too bad it was already 4pm by then and the park closes at 6pm. And at that time, the cable car that will bring us from lowland to highland is already closed. Tsk, tsk. It simply wasn’t meant to be. I’d gladly do it another day but since our itinerary was already booked with other sites to visit and other things to do, we decided that we’ll just do it again another time. Perhaps, later this year? *Think postive!*  

 

 Hong Kong Ocean Park is located on the south end of Hong Kong Island. The larger of two sections is on the headlands of Mount Nanlang. The smaller section is in the Huang Zhu Keng Valley lowlands. With an area of 170 miles, it’s one of the largest ocean parks in the world. The two entrances to Ocean Park (Tai Shue Wan Entrance and Main Entrance) are connected by cable-car.

-  HK Ocean Park 

  Click to see more of Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak. 


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hi, i’ve been an avid follower of your travelogues. in fact, i arranged some of my local trips following your travel tips. will be going to hk in august w/ my mom for the 1st time. how did you go about making your travel arrangements? was it online? any leads will be much appreciated. watching out for your hk posts. :)

Posted by Belinda Cayapan at June 11, 2008, 1:13 pm

Hey Belinda, thanks! Yes, I did all of it online whether it’s to book for flights, hotels, transfers and tours. As long as you have internet access and you have a credit card handy, anything is possible. Plus you have the old reliable google to do your research with first. The the rest, as they say, is history. Let your wanderlust take you to your exciting destiny. :-)

Posted by sexynomad at June 11, 2008, 3:01 pm

hi again sm, just got back from a puerto princesa trip arranged thanks to some tips from you. can you share which online hotel/tour/transfer reservation site you used for your hk trip? of course, i want it to be perfect for my mom and myself. they all claim to be reliable but i don’t know… haven’t heard of anyone (filipino also) who has booked online. hope you can share some details pls. my email is bcayapan@yahoo.com. looking forward to hearing from you.

Posted by Belinda at June 15, 2008, 5:16 pm

Hi Belinda! as of the moment, I can’t remember those websites. I just googled them and instantly made reservations. Based on experience, they always work and I’ve never been had before. And now that I am a virtual P.A. booking trips, purchasing tikets, and renting cars for my boss online, the skill has come in very handy. You should learn to trust those sites too. They seem pretty reliable.

Anyway, do watch out for my next HK posts. It’s just taking a long time to post because I need to again research for those sites I used, details that have to be included, etc. It will all be here pretty soon.

Thanks again for reading my blog. Enjoy the rest of your week! Take care!

Posted by sexynomad at June 17, 2008, 4:20 pm

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