Archive for the 'Hong Kong 2003' Category

Hong Kong’s MTR (or Mass Transit Railway, I think) is one impressive piece of infrastructure. We are staying in Causeway Bay, and in the 3 days we have been here so far, have done a dozen or so trips between here and Wan Chai, Admiralty, Central, Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan … and this is [...]

Just thought I’d take advantage of the free internet connection here at the Pacific Coffee Company coffee lounge at Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. We caught the tram up earlier this morning, and after taking in the sights from the various viewing platforms, we went for an hour long stroll around the peak. Some really [...]

First full day in Hong Kong today. Got in just after 6pm last night and it was about 7:30pm by the time we got to the hotel after taking the Airport Express train and the free hotel shuttle bus - I’m really impressed with the convenience and speed of the airport transport services. Flight was [...]

My mission for this trip to Hong Kong is to find a Canon S50 digital camera for significantly less than AUD$1000. The cheapest I can find the S50 in Australia is about $1170 inc GST.
If I can find it for well under $1000, then I think it is worth forgoing the security of a [...]

We’re going on a holiday.
I promised Leanne an overseas trip - and since work was pressuring me to take some of my accrued leave, I decided now would be a good time to escape the winter chill in Sydney and head north. Given the recent SARS scares in Hong Kong (now all clear according to [...]