"Hong Kong - Our First Overseas Destination" Hong Kong by CandS
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My boyfriend and I visited Hong Kong in July/August 1999. My Korean friend Hyeran invited us to meet her there for a short holiday since it was kind of 'half way' for us both so we decided "why not!!?" :)
We only spent a week in Hong Kong and stayed in a nice hotel called the Marco Polo in Kowloon. Neither of us had ever been overseas before so it was all new and exciting for us both! I think Hong Kong was a great place to start though. It is so very different to Australia in almost every way!!
Our trip to Hong Kong made us want to travel more so that's when we started planning our trip to Europe! :) We could have visited Hong Kong again on our way over to Europe but we decided it would be better to visit another country...so instead we stopped off in Singapore... I'm sure we will go back to Hong Kong some day though...
- In a nutshell:Great place to visit and see a different way of life...
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Take the Peak Tram up to the top of Victoria Peak. In 1999 it costed us HK$30 for a one way ticket. The tram terminal... more travel advice
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Comments (125)
Your Hong Kong tips are great! We're going for a 2nd time next year. Thoroughly enjoyed them.
For an Aussie I can't believe your comment about Chinese tea with a meal. What do you expect: Coke or a milkshake? When in Rome...
Seems lik you managed to see a lot during your one week. Make sure to come back one day soon. HK changed a lot since 99 and it's such a fabulous place to be. Since you have a Korean friend: any plans to visit Korea yet? Cheers, Robert
What a fabulous place to go for your first trip abroad! Really enjoyed your colorful photos.
Tks for visiting my Penang page! What happened to all the people on your Nathan Rd.pic? Never seen it like that! ;-) Going there again in April & looking forward to it so much! Fantastic pics of skyline at night. Enjoy your trip to Penang!
Very interesting and glad to hear you survived to tell, lol. I find it curious that so many VTers visit Temples, Holy places and Churches of religions they are not followers of. Is this statue as old as the Kamakura Daibatsu?
I liked the many temples and markets. Hong kong park and Kowloon park are great!
Great tips and photos!!! Brings back a lot of memories (especially memories of the dripping air cons haha).
I guess you visited almost all the places in Hong Kong! Good photos :-)
Hadn't looked at this page in a long while, the pics are fantastic! Hong Kong looks like a good place to visit, colourful & lots to do. Good tips too :)
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