Hong Kong for geek

There are so many things you can do in Hong Kong.

>Disneyland
>Ocean Park
>Mong Kok Ladies' Market (if you're a dude, don't let the name mislead you)
>Tai O Fishing Village
>Tian Tan Buddha
>Yuen Po Bird Garden
There's more, but I gotta go take a dump.

>>1235002
Alright, so there's also:

>Kowloon Park
>Hong Kong Park
>Chi Lin Nunnery
>Nan Lian Garden (they also have an amazing restaurant in there; seriously the best meal I've had in recent memory)
>Victoria Harbour/Symphony of Lights
>Tim Ho Wan (this is a restaurant franchise; they have some pretty good dim sum, and they're famous for being one of the world's lowest-priced Michelin Star restaurants)
Hell, even just walking around aimlessly is surprisingly fun.

>>1235002
>Tian Tan Buddha
Not too far from there, there's also
>Ngong Ping Village
>Po Lin Monastery
>Lantau Peak
>Wisdom Path
I got the most bang for my buck in this area of Lantau Island.

>>1234968
You will likely catch a lot of hate in this thread because people tend to rip on "HEY I just arrived in X what do I do." for poor planning. It is a great city to get lost in and explore though if you dont know what to do. There is so much there; what do you enjoy and I can give some recomendations.

Visit all the sites that inspired GiTS. There should be some listings on youtube/net.

yo OP, how much was your airfare ticket? do you need a visa yo go to HK? Ameriburger here

Hated Hong Kong. Expensive, cramped and filled with Chinese people.

>>1235220
>filled with Chinese People
I too, go to places full of people that I dislike. .

>>1235183
That information is easily available with a 2 second google search, but no, burgers dont need a visa for hk.

>>1235183
Frog guy here, and it's the second part of my trip. I started with Thailand ( Pattaya and Bangkok) and take plane from Thailand to Hong Kong. For the all trip, plane tickets were around 750$
So, I just needed a passport to enter in both of these country.
>>1235159
I understand that. But I plan a lot of things already like going to Makau, visit Tian tan Buddha, visit Xiaomi store and other little things. But today, I am free. I didn't plane to many things because I just arrived from Thailand and I was thinking to rest a lot. But finally i am ok.
>>1235002
>>1235009
>>1235013
Thanks guys

>>1235298
Cool, thanks frog. I'm actually debating visiting HK or Paris(again) next summer. But i know fuck all about HK. What do you think, frog?

>>1235315
I can tell you more after this week. It's 1st time in Hong Kong.
About Paris, it's nice to visit i think, but this is were i work and go out... So my opinion is not really helping here...
If you go to France, don't stop in Paris, there is a lot to see outside, like castles, museums, landscape...

>>1234968
there is a chinese yelp called openrice.
If you have a sweet tooth try out the tofu pudding. local place.
>https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/r-%E5%85%AC%E5%92%8C%E8%8D%B3%E5%93%81%E5%BB%A0-%E6%B7%B1%E6%B0%B4%E5%9F%97-%E6%B8%AF%E5%BC%8F-r1754

use kmb bus app to get around too.

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Guys a lot of nice shops.

>>1235385
>>1235386
I like buying board/card games in hong Kong because the rules are sometimes written in both English and traditional Chinese. What's the best game shop?

>>1235390
Can really answer, there is many many shops and I will not buy card game.

>>1235002
Lady market was nice. Even if i spent a lot!

>>1235386
>so many Japanese & American pop culture icons
You should check out the Avenue of Comic Stars that's connected to Kowloon Park. You can see statues of Hong Kong comic/cartoon characters there.

>>1235384
google "spicy crab under bridge" for super hot super good crabs amongst locals. avoid all areas where expats go, it's disgusting.
Victoria peak if the weather is clear.

>>1235440
Yes, but i am not here for that actually. It was fun though.
So today i go Nan lian garden and arround ;-)

>>1235497
I don't like hot and spicy food.

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Geek place. Not too expensive, but they don't have the keyboard I want. Ducky shine with red switch.
But 3 floors with IT shops.

Go to the Sino Centre in Mong Kok, full of little shops selling new and retro vidya, figurines, etc

>>1235864
I was there yesterday.

>>1235226
>be me
>finally have my trip all set up for China
>get there
>what the fuck
>it is full of Chinese people speaking Chinese
Goddamn, it was fucking awful, really wasn't expecting it. I can't believe I fell for the China meme.

>>1235943
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>>1235840
Hope you went to the Chi Lin restaurant.

Seriously the best damn meal I've ever had during my trip, and easily one of the best meals of my lifetime.

This thread makes me want to visit Hong Kong

>>1236179
As someone who has recently went, I couldn't recommend it enough.

Though if you're in no hurry, try waiting a bit later, maybe 2018 or 2019. I went in 2016, and there were several places that were closed for renovation, with projected reopening dates of late 2017/early-late 2018.

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>>1236233
Yes, on the peak no more restaurant...
So yesterday, i did a lot of visit but i had to eat with people, so no Chi Lin yet.
I was at Oolala yesterday for dinner. It was very good.
I really like my trip in hk

anyone here stayed at chungking mansions?
I got a 4 day reservation coming up in a few weeks and I'm wondering if it's as fun as the internet makes it look

>>1236261
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294217-d3749223-Reviews-Yat_Lok_Restaurant-Hong_Kong.html

thank me later

>>1236268
You can expect the following:
>loud Indians
>drunk Indians
>annoying Indian salespeople
>old Chinese janitors arguing with Indian shopkeepers in a weird mix of Cantonese and Hindi, and they somehow understand each other
>foreign students/backpackers complaining about Indians
>bootleg electronics
>food sold/displayed at room temperature that would probably taste better when hot
>cockroaches
>the occasional rodent

>>1236268
Chungking mansions are an experience for sure. Some of the food is pretty decent actually. Book a room before you get there. Aim for the highest rated hostel because some are infested with roaches and bedbugs.

Macau time guys!
Tomorrow, macau.
What's good to see??

Just a great big lovely cuddly thank you to everyone who posted in this thread.

I was going to start one as I am going to HK in May.

This thread is a god send of ideas.

Much appreciated fellow /trvllers

>>1236669
As soon as you get off the boat, you'll be able to see casinos, really fancy buildings, and statues.

Truth be told, the more interesting stuff is actually further down south, but they speak less English there. Bear in mind that Macau mostly speaks Cantonese and Portuguese. And not even many of them speak Portuguese; about 20-30% of the population does.

>>1236931
No problems with Cantonese.

So, after the casino? What kind of stuff please?

Anyone in HK wanna go out for a drink tonight?

>>1236268
I can back up what the other two anons said. I've been to a lot of dodgy places in my life but somehow I've never felt less safe than staying at Chungking Mansions, which is probably an over-reaction but it does tell you a lot about the place. I was pretty scared I was about to be mugged in my sleep lol. The place just gives off dodgy vibes, lots of dodgy characters, and nothing in my room locked. I still wouldn't discourage it however, it is an experience and a half, and probably not as unsafe as I'm making it out to be.

>>1237395
I haven't been to that one, but stayed in some crowded Chinese apartment-turned-hostel while the hood was celebrating a wedding... Fireworks for hours between the very very densely built high rises. Oh well, no fire broke out, we were only low key suffocating cause of the smoke.

Anyway, HK... On the Mong Kok part of Nathan Road, there are some brothels that are on booking.com for whatever reason. Ended up staying in one with friends. I don't get how they let us use their room for days, it seemed like the best one, and they seemed to have a constant flow of clients in all the others. But hey, it was really cheap, so good for us.

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Other then the CK mansions do you guys have any other recommendations on where to stay (under 60 USD a night)?

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>>1238030
I stayed at Homy Inn at the Union Mansion in Tsim Sha Tsui. It cost roughly $48 per night.

They have slightly better locations in Central and North Point, but they might be slightly more expensive.

>>1238035
Were you in the dorms or did you have your own room? Any gripes about it?

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>>1238041
I had my own room. If you choose to go with a shared dorm, it's WAY cheaper. If you're a woman, shared dorms are even cheaper.

The room was...alright I guess. It got the job done. The biggest thing I disliked about it was all the rust in my room. It was all over the air vents & ducts, and if you're rust-phobic (I'm convinced this is a legitimate thing), this is something to look out for.

The one thing I like about this place was the complete lack of pests. If you read any review on Chungking Mansions, or any sublet units, you'll often read complaints about roaches, rodents, and even lizards. I had none of those in my room; the absolute worst I got was a single fly that was gone after I opened a window.

Pic related, this was the room I had. To give you a little perspective, I was lying on my bed when I took the photo. The door on the left is where you enter/exit from, and the bathroom is right in front. It's a very small room, but this is not a big deal if you're a solo traveler.

>>1238049
For what it's worth, I've heard that the North Point location is either new, or newly renovated, so their rooms should be better.

It's been a while since I've checked, but I think their prices were a bit higher, but not by much.

The reason I went with the TST location is because
1. I'm still a cheapskate at heart
2. I was being a dumb faggot and misunderstood the train system (truth be told, the MTR is dead simple to use anywhere in Hong Kong; it's just maybe slightly marginally easier in TST, since it's kind of in the middle of the map)

You should visit Sham Shui Po in West Kowloon. It's the poorest district of HK and it looks just like in my dreams of a neon lit night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9h85KNNrrc

>>1235843
>Geek place
You can also try Golden Arcade in Sham Shui Po, it's maybe a bit bigger.

I like your pic related though, I bought most of my PC there.
http://www.jumbo-computer.com/main.aspx

>>1236268
>anyone here stayed at chungking mansions?
> I got a 4 day reservation coming up in a few weeks and I'm wondering if it's as fun as the internet makes it look
I'm not sure I'd call CK fun but it's trippy, I'll give it that. I've stayed there a few times and if you get some budget room that doesn't have space between the bed and any three walls, you at least know you've having an experience.

CK won't kill you, so it's in the category of 'interesting to do once or twice'. Really good Indian food on the ground floor too but some of them overcharge foreigners.

It has so much CCTV that it's much safer than it looks, there was once a rape there which isn't that surprising considering how many people live and stay there, and the cops literally knew who did it before he'd made it out of the building. They tried to catch him at the exits but he slipped past somehow (it has a lot of exits) and they caught him a few hours later somewhere else in the suburb.

>>1237412
>Anyway, HK... On the Mong Kok part of Nathan Road, there are some brothels that are on booking.com for whatever reason. Ended up staying in one with friends
That's kind of funny. I once stayed in Mirador Mansions where the floor had a bunch of 141 rooms directly opposite the apartment-hotel I was staying in. lots of guys were going in, knocking on doors and usually walking away when they didn't like the girl inside.

>>1238030
>Other then the CK mansions do you guys have any other recommendations on where to stay (under 60 USD a night)?
Most of my preferred places come in a little above that, I like the Cityview which is a kind of YMCA hotel which is very, very comfortable. There's also Cosmo Hotel in Causeway Bay.

Still, Checkinn in Wanchai and Urban Pack in TST are both pretty good hostels.

I stayed in little place (airbnb) where i had o e bed and bathroom in Causeway bay. 48$ or 54$ /night.

It was ok when in the room, but the building is not very warm...
I stayed on level 4. Residential.
Level 3 - 5 and 12 = prostitution i think (miss48.com on the door)

But it's a good place.

I am back to France, btw.
>>1238176
So thank you, but i can't anymore ;-)

Not OP, but I'm at HK airport now, I have an hour to kill before my flight if anyone wants to have a drink, I'm in Pizza Express with a Mac laptop and a grey jumper sitting next to the window.

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Would you guys recommend staying in Macau for 2/3 nights? If yes, got any good and cheap hotels/hostels? Everything that I have seen is a casino-hotel or a 2-star shitbox

>>1238893
Unless you plan on gambling, you can just cruise over on a turbojet from HK for a day trip and come back in the evening. That's what I did and I didn't feel like I needed another day there.

>>1238176
Does that crazy Libyan still work at Urban Pack? I was there four years ago and he was nuts.

>>1238921
>you can just cruise over on a turbojet from HK for a day trip and come back in the evening.
If you're doing this, I highly recommend buying your return ticket in advance.

When I wanted to go back to Hong Kong, I thought buying a Hong Kong ticket would be exactly like purchasing a Macau ticket.

There's a greater demand for tickets when you're leaving Macau at night, so you either pay close to double for the next available boat, or you pay the normal price for a boat that doesn't leave for another 3 hours.

>>1238893
>Would you guys recommend staying in Macau for 2/3 nights
No, one night tops and I don't have recommendations for that one night.

I stayed in a random guest house which was probably one of the 2-star shit-boxes you're talking about. It did the job but was nothing special, there are probably better but like you, I just found overpriced casino stuff and shit-box guest-houses. I went for the latter.

If you can, bring or hire a bike. Macau is so tiny that you can get right around it by bike in a few hours and it's a good way to get to see everything. Everything being a really small list of things that you actually need to see, theirs not much there and their biggest attraction is literally a ruined wall of a church. Do that and then spend an evening in a casino watching the shows at the bar and you'll basically be done.

For 3star average hotels, you could try The Victoria Macau, 118 Do Arcoda Areia Preta, Macau Peninsula. Looks decent for the price.

For actual hostels, Heisha Youth Hostel has a good reputation but I think it's not on the main island or something. Which is probably fine if you want some beach time in your trip and you can probably hire a bike there to ride to and around the main island anyway which would be cool.

When I looked into hostels for Macau, I couldn't find many and the ones I did seem to have really low age limits or something, I forget the problem but I couldn't stay there for whatever reason. I think they try and push people into staying at the casinos since that's their national economy right there. For that reason, you probably won't find good alternatives to the casinos.

>>1238921
>just cruise over on a turbojet from HK for a day trip and come back in the evening. That's what I did and I didn't feel like I needed another day there.
I did 24 hours there but I certainly didn't need longer.

I think it's cool to stay the night there, the casinos and their area is interesting late at night.

>>1238956
>, so you either pay close to double for the next available boat, or you pay the normal price for a boat that doesn't leave for another 3 hours

I think I had the same problem, I just took my bike and went for a ride for a few hours then came back. Three hours is nothing when it comes to travel delays desu

>>1238921
>Does that crazy Libyan still work at Urban Pack? I was there four years ago and he was nuts.
I don't think so, when I was there, there was the Flip owner, his brother or something and a few backpackers working as cleaners/tour guides/party organisers. The two backpackers were a Scottish guy (a chef) and a British girl (am early-childhood special-needs teacher), they were both pretty cool and seemed to be there for the long term but when I went back six months later, they'd both left Hong Kong for other SEA places. I think the owner was a bit pissed because he'd gone to the trouble of sponsoring a work visa for the Scottish guy because he was so keen on staying in HK and had made lots of friends there etc.

I have no idea who he has there now.

take more pics !

Could someone please recommend a traveler SIM card for around 14 days of data, and where to pick one up? Thanks so much in advance!

>>1239002
If you walk into the Chungking Mansions, the first thing you will hear will probably be "SIM card, bro?"

>>1239009
>If you walk into the Chungking Mansions, the first thing you will hear will probably be
No, it's:
"copy watch" or "tailored suit"

>>1239002
>Could someone please recommend a traveler SIM card for around 14 days of data, and where to pick one up?
CK will definitely have that and they Indian shopkeeper you buy it from will speak English which will help. You don't actually need to go there though, you can just buy one from a 7/11. You just might not find a young enough clerk who speaks English in your first 7/11, it won't take long though and they're everywhere.

I recommend 7/11 over Circle-K, the latter seem to not speak English as often (or ever) and they prefer you to use self-service machines which aren't so easy.

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>>1238993
I have like more than 1000 pics of my trip!
I can share if you want!

>>1235170
I went to see the movie while in HK.
And I just did what you advice ;-)
I would never have think to see the cemetery. It's beautifull.
But only pics from the train...

>>1239040
I heard "copy watch" a lot in Mong Kok, but never in Chung King Mansions.

I also don't remember any tailors within the mansion. I've seen quite a few right outside of it, but I don't remember seeing any inside. I only remember the room-temperature food, grey-market electronics, a very ghetto-looking convenience store, a currency exchange booth that also happened to be the cleanest shop in the building, and the SIM card bro.

>>1239063
>being buried in front of traffic & shipping containers
I wouldn't mind living in Hong Kong, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to die there.

>>1239331
Why care, you dead anyway!

>>1239425
Just for replying to me like that, I am going to make it my life goal to not die in Hong Kong. Fuck you, asshole.

I'm gonna have the biggest possible burial plot & gravestone that my family can afford, and I'm going to have it engraved to read "/trv/ anon No. 1239425 is a stupid fucking nigger."

>>1239063
please share pics, on the fence on going to hong kong or elsewhere.

really good hiking trails if you head out towards the country park (past sai kung) or also around lantau way

Student from the US on exchange here for a semester. There's like two general night-outs I can come up with you, but since I mostly hang out with other guailos, you might hear better advice elsewhere.

Check when a horse race at Happy Valley is happening (mostly on Wednesdays), and do the following:

-Head to Mr. Wong's in Mong Kok to pregame. For $60 HKD (~$7.50 USD), you get unlimited beer and Chinese food. The beer is cheap and the food is decent, but Mr. Wong himself is a very lively guy, and the atmosphere at Mr. Wong's is very fun.

-After predrinking and eating, head to the horse races at Happy Valley. Bet on some races and have a drink or two.

-Once the races let out, go over to Wan Chai to continue partying. Race nights are coincidentally ladies night there, so the partying is good on those nights.

OR do the following

Head to the roof of the IFC mall with some 7/11 drinks and pre-drink there. The IFC mall is on the island instead of Kowloon, but you still get great views of Kowloon, the harbor, and parts of the island. Best of all, you're not spending much.

-Head over to LKF and party there.

>>1239898
>For $60 HKD (~$7.50 USD), you get unlimited beer
What brand?

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>>1239331
That's not the only cemetery in the territory. There are plenty of burial sites in the country parks and outside the city that are absolutely gorgeous and beautiful. Really neat to visit too, I would recommend looking for some while hiking if you get the chance OP.

Pic related is the marker of one grave

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>>1240055
what the grave itself looks like

Hong Kong wouldnt be a bad place to be laid to rest if I got some real estate like this

>>1240056
>get a big, fancy grave
>stupid European/American/Canadian backpackers take selfies in front of it
>your family never visits
>never able to RIP in piece

>>1236268
I hope you like curry

>>1239898
Both of those are pretty good options. Later I'll post a video of partying in LKF, it's not unmissable but it's good fun and I don't see it elsewhere very much.

Sort of comparable to Khaosan rd is some ways.

>>1240049
Just Kingway beer, but like I said, you also get unlimited food. If you don't drink beer, he's got wine as well.

Where can I get a mighty damn good Hong Kong-style French toast?

I have yet to try this elusive treat.

>>1240087
I'm not familiar with that brand, so I googled it.

Jesus fuck, that's a really cheap beer. I don't mean because of the unlimited deal, I mean even to buy it standalone from a store. There's a store that sells a six-pack for $17 HKD.

That's what I would normally spend for a single beer at 7-Eleven. Speaking of 7-Eleven, I acquired a taste for Blue Girl. It's not even anything special, but damn I enjoyed it. Now I'm going absolutely crazy because I can't find it in my country.

>>1240089
Blue Girl is the general, overpriced beer in Hong Kong, but if that's what you like, more power to you. Kingway is cheap as hell, but we usually get 24 packs of Knight for $56 HKD, if we're predrinking on our own in the dorms.

>>1240090
>Blue Girl is the general, overpriced beer in Hong Kong
That legitimately surprises me. I got into it knowing full well that it's a mediocre beer, but nothing about the price seemed prohibitive to me.

I'll be sure to try Kingway and Knight at some point. Any other you can recommend?

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>>1240091
Oh I can only recommend the two from a price standpoint, since I'm just a college student.

Tsingtao is actually a somewhat decent beer at a very reasonable price (cheaper than Blue Girl).

If you're in Hong Kong, there's a really nice jazz bar called Salon 10 or Salon Number 10. They had a Japanese beer called Hitachino Nest. I haven't tried their other beers, but the company's White Ale is just downright delectable. Bit pricey, but it's a nice beer that I haven't seen in the States.

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Just got back from a short trip to HK, I can post some snaps I've taken on my phone if you guys like?

Pic related is obviously taken from Victoria Peak

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>>1240092
I tried the pale ale and really enjoyed it

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>>1240122
>>1240125
Another pic, this time from Choi Hung estate

>>1240127
Choi Hung is very a e s t h e t i c

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>>1240136
Sure is, I think the locals would be annoyed at how many photographers go there

>>1240088
>Where can I get a mighty damn good Hong Kong-style French toast?
I wouldn't call them good but you can get all the standard Hong Kong stuff at Cafe Coral

>>1240088
https://www.theloophk.com/restaurant-guide-the-best-french-toasts-in-hong-kong/

Are there ladyboys in Hong Kong?

>>1240727
Go CL and see for yourself.

>>1240727
>Are there ladyboys in Hong Kong?
Surprisingly, yes. I have no experience with them myself but I've seen quite a few ads on Craig's list for ladyboys seeking 'boyfriends'. I'm sure you could make contact if you wanted.

Worth going to Shenzhen if you can get the border visa?

>>1242559
>Worth going to Shenzhen if you can get the border visa?
Depends on what you want to do there.

Hong Kongese go there for shopping and massages usually.

There's not a lot of tourism in Shenzhen though I guess they do have an old Kiev-class aircraft carrier that you can go onboard.

>>1242568

Why would HKers go to SZ for shopping? HK doesn't have tax.

>>1242577
Huaqiangbei Electronics Market
Prosties are also cheaper in Shenzhen than HK but idk if that's consider shopping

>>1242568
Shenzhen doesn't have a lot to offer in terms of tourism but it does have some weird things like the Window to the World park. I went there a few weeks ago and they had this little parade with only white people and I just waved and laughed, and they laughed along knowing how ridiculous it all looked.

>>1242595
>Prosties are also cheaper in Shenzhen than HK but idk if that's consider shopping
They probably tell their wives that they're shopping.

Huaqiangbei doesn't have a great deal that you can't get in places like Golden Dragon Arcade in Shamshiupo but cheap clothes and things can be cheaper in Shenzhen and obviously most things made in China will be cheaper in China, assuming that they're not 100% exported.

>>1242595
>Shenzhen doesn't have a lot to offer in terms of tourism but it does have some weird things
This is not untrue.

>>1236268
expect rodents, people pissing in the alleys, some decent indian food and the black community smoking lots of weed and being generally loud on the 2nd floor and around the staircases every evening.

the room i stayed in was tiny as fuck but relatively clean

>>1239672
> kek

>>1240150
ur pic isnt choi hung
its ssp

How much would you consider a "budget" amount to budget per day in Hong Kong excluding accommodations, 400hkd?

>>1242915
>How much would you consider a "budget" amount to budget per day in Hong Kong excluding accommodations, 400hkd?
That's actually pretty close to what I spent. I spent closer to $460 HKD per day.

It really depends on how you spend your time in Hong Kong, though.

My spending habits were influenced by the following factors:
>very minimal drinking (I drank maybe 5 or 6 drinks total throughout the entire trip)
>good amount of frivolous spending (buying snacks that I didn't need, buying souvenirs, ticket costs for Disneyland & Ocean Park, etc.)
>dining at cheap to moderately-priced restaurants (I went to two or three expensive restaurants, and that was it)
Obviously, the daily expenditures weren't actually very consistent. Some days I spent a lot, some days I spent very little. The number I quoted earlier is actually the total amount I spent altogether, divided by the total number of days I spent in Hong Kong. A median, if you will.

You can expect to spend more if you're a heavy drinker/clubber/partygoer. You can expect to spend less if you have enough self-control to not spend money on frivolities.

>>1242919
Thanks for that great post fampai, many appreciations!

>>1234968
KAM WAH Cafe in Mong Kok!

Get a Bo Lo Yau and an Iced Coffee.

Eat in.

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>>1242902
That one obviously isn't, it was taken from Garden Hill.

Here's a kitty.

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Am I the only one who prefer grimy cyberpunkish alleys of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan to fucking medieval castles of Austria? Like I fucking love these streets look.

>>1242954
Agreed

Anyone know where a solo traveller should go for drinks tonight? Usually I'd just got to a hostel or a pubcrawl but the pubcrawl are on Thursday and the hostels here are mostly just self-check-in AirBnBs instead of a proper hostel with a bar

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>>1242947

I swear I saw this same fucking cat today. I've never seen a cat look so comfortable in my life.

Burger businessman here that knows jack shit about Asia (used to travel EU a lot, but that was long ago). Have to go to Shenzhen next month. How do I pay for shit there? I assume burger CCs won't work, but WTF do I know. Any advice?

>>1242975
Photographin street cats in asian countries has become a hobby of mine at this point

>>1242994
Ass, gas or grass burgerbro.

>>1242924
I'm not the person you're replying to, but I've literally been to Kam Wah Cafe because I read on the internet that they have *the* best Pineapple Bun in Hong Kong.

It was definitely worth it, but it was an intimidating experience. Nobody speaks English there, and if I remember correctly, the menu was written completely in Chinese. Thankfully, a local person helped me with the ordering process.

I suppose it's my fault for not learning a bit of Cantonese before setting off to Hong Kong, but now I can confirm that though English is technically an official language, not everyone speaks it.

>>1242994
The whole point of credit cards is to provide flexibility with spending. Why do you think one of the biggest major credit card companies is called VISA?

>>1242947
>>1242975
>>1242996
I have this feeling that Hong Kong takes better care of their cats than their dogs.

Every cat I've seen has looked clean & healthy, while just about every dog I've seen looked sick & lethargic.

It's rather sad, because I really love dogs, and I hate to see them suffer.

>>1243132
There's not much space to run around in Hong Kong and apartments are tiny. It's much more of a cat place.

>>1242994
>How do I pay for shit there?
Just go to an ATM and withdraw local currency, then spend it.

Any Chinesebros that could help me write a translation that I'm allergic to all nuts and peanut oil?

Also, any suggestions on what food to avoid? The roast duck looks awesome but I'm paranoid they use peanut oil to glaze it?

>>1243240
>Any Chinesebros that could help me write a translation that I'm allergic to all nuts and peanut oil?

>我对花生和花生油过敏
Just google translate but I do speak reasonable Chinese and it looks correct to me (reverse translate also looks good too). It's a very simple sentence.

> Also, any suggestions on what food to avoid? The roast duck looks awesome but I'm paranoid they use peanut oil to glaze it?

The recipes I know for roast duck use sesame oil however peanut oil is one of the 'random' vegetable oils that get used for all sorts of things so who knows.

Avoid peanut oil (and crushed peanut garnishing) would be quite difficult in china and Chinese often don't really give a shit about people being 'fussy' like that, they just tell you whatever will make you shut up because they don't understand or care about your problems. More professional restaurants in big cities will be better but that kind of attention to detail isn't really a thing in China.

When oil is used in an explicit way for flavour though, it's usually sesame oil. If you choose dishes carefully on that basis then you are probably going to be ok but I'd definitely keep a few epipens around, you might need them.

>>1243241
Thank you, RIP me.

>>1243240
>Also, any suggestions on what food to avoid?
Anything deep-fried. Peanut oil is cheap & has a high smoke point. It's the perfect deep-frying oil in places that don't give a shit about allergies.

Also be on the lookout for Vietnamese, Thai, and Singaporean food. Which is unfortunate, because Hong Kong has the second-best Thai food in the world.

Be careful what you buy at bakeries, though I'm sure nuts are common in any bakery, not just Hong Kong.

If your server speaks English, make it abundantly clear that if there is peanut in your dish, that you could die. It would certainly be a very shocking thing to say, but your well-being is more important.

Good luck, and hope you invested in insurance.

>>1243240
HK will be better than mainland for recognizing nut allergies, you should be ok in a lot of restaurants.

If you are worried about where to eat you can always go to almost all hotel restaurants or expat restaurants where staff will have a almost perfect understanding of English and Chefs will likely be western trained.
You can probably navigate some of the street food and smaller noodle/yum cha places if you are very careful, but there will be lots of options that are fairly risk free around so just younger staff who will speak more English.

I'm going to HK in the summer for 4 weeks. I'll be going with a chino friend of mine who has a apartment in Yuen Long.

He's says I can't go in the local village temple when people are praying. Does anyone here know why?

Also, is Disney and Ocean park too full with mainland people?

>>1236268
I stayed there for 2 days and was approached by middle easterns selling prostitutes and coke about 30 times, i'm not even exaggerating. it got really annoying, degenerates!

>>1243414
>Also, is Disney and Ocean park too full with mainland people?
Disneyland has a little bit of everybody. I saw white North Americans, French, Koreans, Japanese, Indonesians, Malaysians, and Indians. I wouldn't be too worried about Mainlanders in Disneyland, because they literally got their own Disneyland 10 months ago (Shanghai Disneyland).

Ocean Park was where I saw a lot of Mainland Chinese. They were more of a nuisance there. They walk too slowly in cramped spaces, take forever to take a selfie in the same spot, and they don't respect the rules of the park (no spitting, no flash photography in front of the animals, etc.).

It also seems like Ocean Park is starving for foreign visitors, because as soon as I made it through the entrance, there was a guy standing right in front of the turnstiles approaching every customer to request their participation in a survey (he was holding a smartphone with a list of countries displayed on the screen; I pressed my country then made my way into the park).

>>1242954
I like both desu

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>>1243451
Not the person you're replying to but also have a HK visit soon. Did you find Ocean Park worth the visit?
Without kids is it worth checking out?

>>1243598
The short answer is yes. I got more than my money's worth.

Truth be told, the educational parts of the park held more value than the entertainment. It was really interesting seeing all the aquatic & wild life up close. I'm serious, they have some animals there that I normally wouldn't see at zoos/aquariums at home. Despite this, go check the dolphin show anyway, that's still fun.

The park has some amazing scenic value, too. There are mountains, oceans, ships, and sunsets for you to snap photos of.

Bring a change of clothes with you if you plan on taking the water-based rides.

The only negative things I have to say about it are the mainland tourists I've previously mentioned, and I find that certain food stalls were poorly stocked. Like, you could try to order a certain flavor of ice cream or soda, and they just don't have any. They do have restaurants, so you'll have better luck there. Avoid using the vending machines, as the mark-ups were easily double or triple that of what you would find in the streets.

Should you decide to go, you'll have it a lot easier. The Ocean Park MTR station finally opened late December. I still had to take the bus from Admiralty when I went.

>>1243124
Yeah sure it feels weird as fuck, and intimidating, but thats what you're there for so you just have to sack up.

They actually gave me a menu with English translations below the Chinese. But you don't need it if you're only ordering their two most popular things...

one finger held up, 'one bo lo yau', one 'iced coffee'

they understand.

>>1242994
Burger businessman clearly knows nothing about business either :^)

>>1243609
Thanks for the info, usually i avoid amusement parks when I'm traveling but the aquarium sounds pretty good.
I'll just hope for no monsoons this visit haha.

Hey /trv/
I have a 7h layover in HK on july 14, and a 24h layover on july 17.
I know the city well and can keep myself busy but in the meantime, anyone in for a drink or something?

>>1243833 here I clicked post too early
>>1243647
I also like Ocean Park a lot, I haven't been since the MTR south line opened so maybe now it's even busier than before, but it's a nice park even for adults, and the aquarium and pandas are well worth the visit.

Anyone in town now would have an idea on the cost of an iphone SE in any of the computer centres?

>>1234968
You could take the dick out of your ass and learn to take better fucking pictures.

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>>1243849
While OP's pic is blatantly terrible, I also find that digital cameras can be deceptive.

I took a whole bunch of pictures when I myself was in Hong Kong. When I was taking the photos, they looked amazing through the LCD panel. I would also flip through the gallery to look back on certain photos, and once again, they still looked amazing on-screen.

Then when I got back home and moved them into my computer, I realized how much they looked like ass on the monitor.

>>1244004
Potato cameras from 2005 are pretty bad at night shots

Technology has come a ways since then, but, of course, a few high end current-generation phones can do the trick too

>>1244004
Smartphones have killed the consumer point and shoot camera market, fortunately, it's opened a bigger market for high end point and shoots such as the Ricoh GR, X100 series, RX100 series.
Buy yourself a high end point and shoot or a mirrorless camera such as a Fuji XT20 or Sony A6000.

Is there a website with good events (club nights, concerts, events) in HK? I've found a few on google but they don't seem to be that popular...

Last time I was in HK, I got a tourist visa for mainland china in a couple of days requiring no supporting documentation whatsoever, just a quick photo. I plan to do the same thing again, but that was a couple of years ago - Is this still possible?

>>1244776
>I got a tourist visa for mainland china in a couple of days requiring no supporting documentation whatsoever, just a quick photo. I plan to do the same thing again, but that was a couple of years ago - Is this still possible?
Through a travel agent or on your own at the consulate?

I believe it's still possible through travel agents.

>>1244934
An agency, yes. Thank you.

>>1234968
Make an HD speculum-camera.
Take pictures insude a girl's rectum with picture-in-picture close up shot of her face as she gigglez.

Look at the poop awaiting inside, then provide a voice-over discussing the political ramifications of saber-rattling in North Korea on the potential stability South Korea, in the United States. Be sure to touch on other issues such as the possibility of Japan altering its Constitution so that their self defense force can become more like a true military, mention China's aggressive nature in the South China Sea regarding the spratly islands and their artificial buildup and conversion into military bases. Interview the girl whilst probing her rectum for her thoughts on the umbrella protest and her feelings regarding Hong Kong's integration into mean when China's political environment.

Have fun OP!

>>1244942
this

>>1244942
th...this... this is actually a good idea

>>1245153
Of course, politics and pornography have always been a good mix, since ancient times.

If you got to the Manilla ask girls whether they prefer their country cozying up next to China or the United States and why, then take a pic inside her butt hole before, and after creampie for comparison.

>>1234968
Get one of those massages where they step all over you with bare feet

If you don't do this you're gay.

>>1244004
This nigga goes to china to visit a western disneyland
Just abort yourself with a clothes hanger

>>1245196
That sounds stupid, and you're a footfag.

>>1245214
I thought I was posting on /tv/

It's also not stupid, it's uniquely chinese.
As opposed to you, you're western and not unique at all in your thinking

>>1245196
I saw a bunch of foot massage ads all over Mong Kok. There were flyers, bills, and even people holding signs.

I thought they were advertising literal foot massages, ie. them massaging your feet. Thinking this way, I didn't understand why it was such a big deal, I mean it was just an ordinary massage.

I didn't think it was a front for a rub-&-tug either, because real prostitution is already legal in Hong Kong.

Now that I've read your post, it actually makes WAY more sense. They're not massaging your feet, nor are they giving you a happy ending. They are massaging you WITH their feet.

>>1245196
I am gay but I'd do that regardless.
Going to HK for the second time in 2 years, nice place.

>>1245243
no anon, they're footjob massages.

>>1243833
Bump

Best single thing to see/do in HK?

>>1246466
I've only been once but either the peak or just walking around the city going down whatever side street you stumble on, it's a fun city to explore.
I'm going back in a couple of months to do it all again.