Welcome to Hong Kong Logue, your one-stop travel guide to Hong Kong. No matter what you need for travel to Hong Kong, we'll help you find it, along with information about the food and drink, language, and nightlife.
From the elegant afternoon tea service at the Peninsula Hotel, to designer shopping in Central, to family dim sum at Maxim’s; Hong Kong has a deserved reputation of being high class and expensive. However, it isn’t necessary to have Jackie Chan’s budget to enjoy Hong Kong, especially if you’re traveling with kids who would rather be on the move than sitting through a multi-course meal. In fact, many of my family’s favorite moments involve flinging ourselves on something that moves, which in Hong Kong, is usually free or cheap.
Get the wind blowing through your hair and ride the upper deck of Hong Kong’s historical trolleys. For only 25 cents you can experience the thrill of a high level ride through the Admiralty and Central districts. Riding in the top of a double decker bus, (especially at night) is a perfect way to get an overview of the streets and be dazzled by the lights. Buses going up Nathan Road from Tsim Sha Tsui have an especially scenic route.
Hong Kong RSS Feed
or Email Updates
Tuen Ng Festival or the Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held each year on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese calendar. In western date, that would be June 8 in 2008.
Origins
There are many findings about the origin of the festival. Legend has it that the patriotic scholar-statesman Chu Yuan committed suicide (by drowning) to protest against the emperor. People respected Chu Yuan and when they heard that he had drowned, they jumped on boats to search for him. As they failed to find him, they started to hit the drums and make a lot of noise to scare the fish so that they won’t eat Chu Yuan. Also they tossed cooked rice in the river so that the fish won’t eat the poor man’s body. They started to wrap the cooked rice in bamboo leaves which evolved in today’s rice dumplings.
[more]When you can’t be traveling in exotic destinations, the next best thing is to talk with other travelers about exotic destinations. This is precisely why we at BootsnAll get together each year and invite people to join us - and it’s why we’re inviting you, too!
WHAT: BootsnAll Holiday Party
WHEN: Saturday, December 1, 2007 from 7pm until 11pm
WHERE: Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby St., Portland OR 97209
Our annual holiday party is a great chance to meet up with other like-minded travel enthusiasts to share information and swap stories. It’s also our opportunity to say “thank you” to all the …
[more]
What’s the best way to “visit” Hong Kong without actually getting on a plane? The answer is simple - seeing a travel TV show about Hong Kong. You feel like you’re there, and, if you’re planning a trip, it allows you to get a better feel for the place than photographs or guidebooks ever could. And with the new GlobeTrekkerChannel you’ll be able to watch programs about Hong Kong (and lots of other destinations worldwide) at your leisure.
The GlobeTrekkerChannel already offers more than 350 hours of excellent programming, and more is on …
[more]
When you’re looking for a place to stay in Hong Kong, staying in a hostel is usually the cheapest way to go. And sleeping cheap means you’ll have a little extra money for all that high-powered shopping or fancy dining you’re planning to do while you’re there! After all, this is Hong Kong, city of boutiques and famous restaurants - neither of which require that you spend an arm and a leg on an expensive hotel room.
But how do you know which are the best hostels in Hong Kong? Well, this new list …
[more]I recently attended the Hong Kong Food Expo at the Convention Center.
My wife, Pam, and I intended to go on Sunday afternoon, thinking it would be a pleasant way of killing a rainy PM, snacking our way around the hundreds of exhibitor booths.
WRONG! The crush to get anywhere near the entrance was such that we decided to hit the nearby Pacific Coffee outlet and have a light lunch.
The next day, which was the last day of the Expo, I decided to see what all the excitement was about. I figured since it was Monday and the last day the crowds would have diminshed considerably.
[more]
Reader Comments
More BootsnAll Travel Network Sites
