THE HONG KONG FERRY CHALLENGE IS OVER – now we just have the challenge of getting home…
Today is my farewell day, after a fantastic month of plying back and forth in the South China Sea. Thanks so much for your company along the way. I was considering one last route to round things off, and toyed for a while with the idea of a long, high-speed trip across to Macau or […]
Non-Ferry Bike Day – Out to the Tolo Channel and Pak Sha Tau Island
Without a ferry in sight, the MTR delivered me to Tai Wai Station, Sha Tin, to try out a bike route recommended by the hotel, a few Hong Kong websites, and my cousin Robert! It runs for about fourteen miles right around Tolo Harbour, completely on cycle lanes, ending on an island in the Plover […]
FERRY DAY 11 – A late addition: Whampoa to Whampoa, via North Point and Kowloon City
STOP PRESS – “COMMENTS” PROBLEMS…I’m sorry to hear than many of you have been having problems leaving comments, with the normal box section not appearing on the site – I’ve found a temporary fix but I’m on to my WordPress “Happiness Engineer” (I know), and hopefully we’ll get to the bottom of it quickly. Thanks […]
The Incredible Story of the Kowloon Walled City
The Kowloon Walled City Park, Kowloon City An unforgettable chapter of the Hong Kong childhood memoir I’ve been reading, Gweilo by Martin Booth, takes place in 1952, at exactly the spot where I’ve spent this humid morning, the Kowloon Walled City Park. Ever since I first came across the book earlier this year I’ve wanted […]
Ferry Day 10 – Hong Kong to Sham Vat, Lantau Island
Welcome back to Incidents of Travel and the continuing struggles during the high heat of August of this Hong Kong Ferry Challenge. With my options for more ferry journeys becoming fewer with every google search, I came up with a cunning alternative plan. Since one of my goals was to take a ferry to explore […]
FERRY DAY 9 – The Awful Truth Behind Central Ferry Piers No.s 7, 8, 9 & 10
Ferry Day 9 – If you recall, as we left things a few days ago we had just completed the first 6 ferry piers from Central on Hong Kong Island, taking a total of 34 separate ferry journeys. Now I have a confession to make. There are no more ferries left to take from the […]
Wetlands, another island, and an empty restaurant
Saturday I travelled almost as far as you can get towards China on the MTR, to Tin Shui Wai station, where I met my cousin Robert. We spent the day at the Hong Kong Wetlands Park, a collection of lakes, walkways, birdwatching hides and assorted buildings that explain the importance of the wetlands environment. The […]
FERRY DAY 8 – Central Pier No.6: Hong Kong to Mui Wo (Silvermine Bay), Lantau Island
Ferry Day 8 – I can’t make my mind up about the character of this pier, which is divided into two. On the left, for Peng Chau, it’s bustling and friendly with a good coffee shop. On the right, where I’ve just boarded to go to Silvermine Bay, it’s quite characterless and functional. The ‘Ordinary’ […]
FERRY DAY 7 – Central Pier No.6: Back to Peng Chau on a whim
Ferry Day 7 – I so enjoyed my brief time on Peng Chau yesterday, and also wanted to see if the festival was going to happen there today, that I broke one of my own rules and took the same ferry again. This trip is so like cycling with a bungee cord attached, bouncing back […]
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