In the midst of a stressful birthday week I escaped to Sense of Touch Day Spa at Tseung Kwan O for a blissful couples treatment A week after getting out of a crazy 21-day quarantine that found me at Ramada Grand View, Penny's Bay, North Lantau Hospital, and back to the quarantine hotel, I celebrated … Continue reading REVIEW: Couples’ Spa Celebration at Sense of Touch Tseung Kwan O
Spend an easy half day kayaking in Sai Kung, stopping at lush uninhabited islands and swimming in clear waters. We spent a beautiful October day kayaking in Sai Kung for around three hours, covering some 10km on the water and hitting three islands. For this trip, you need no kayak license to rent the boards, … Continue reading Easy Kayaking in Sai Kung’s Islands from Sha Ha
This cycling activity from Tung Chung to Disneyland's Inspiration Lake is a great day out of the city, but getting it done can be complicated if you don't know how to navigate the area! Distance: 14km (one way); 28km (round trip) Duration: 3 hours (one way); 5-6 hours (round trip) Difficulty: Easy but long The … Continue reading Best Bike Itinerary From Tung Chung To Disneyland
On a hot summer day in July, I treated my partner for his birthday with an indulgent Couple's Treatment at Sense of Touch in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. I wanted to do something that was both relaxing, luxurious and intimate outside the city... in a place with a holiday feel. Sense of Touch's Couple's Treatment … Continue reading REVIEW: Couple’s Massage & Scrub Treatment By The Beach At Repulse Bay
Circle Hong Kong's largest reservoir on a day trip hiking one of the territory's most scenic trails Difficulty: Hard! 5/5 - It's difficult but not deadly as the hike of death Distance: 15.5km (Prepare to walk 20+km) Duration: 7 hours Among Hong Kong's most beautiful (yet longer) hikes is this trail well worth a day … Continue reading Hong Kong’s Best Day Hike: Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail
In the beginning of 2020, I decided to join my first ever detox programme in Hong Kong to reset my digestive system. I write here an honest detox diary of my experience... I wasn’t convinced I wanted to go through a detox. My sister told me she would get it as a Christmas gift to … Continue reading REVIEW: 6-Day Detox at Flex Studio Hong Kong
This unbelievably beautiful stream trek on Lantau Island turned into what felt like the pilot episode of Survivor Hong Kong after we decided to keep going when the path disappeared and turned vertical... Difficulty: Extremely difficult and dangerous Distance: Some 10km Duration: 5 hours We were a group of six reasonably fit guys and gals in … Continue reading Stream Trekking in Hong Kong: Wong Lung Hang on Lantau Island
Eight years in Hong Kong, and I finally tried that obscure "dinner on a boat" in the Typhoon Shelter just off Causeway Bay. Am I glad I did it? Yes! Was it worth the money? Yes! Would I do it again? Probably not! Would I recommend it? Yes! (Especially if you like seafood with a … Continue reading REVIEW: Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Dinner on a Boat
I stumbled upon this "Secret Island" while checking ferry schedules to Tap Mun (Grass Island). There was a kaito (water taxi) that departed from Sai Wan Ho on Island East to a place I've never heard before: Tung Lung Chau. Little did we know we were in for such beauty on the most perfect of spring … Continue reading Hong Kong’s Best Kept Secret Island: Tung Lung Chau
Hong Kong may be experiencing a heatwave downtown, but you'll be surprised at how cool it can get in the forest landscapes of Kowloon north(west). Last weekend we headed to Kap Lung (west of Tai Mo Shan) for a dose of much needed green scene... Distance: 4km Duration: 1.5 hours Difficulty: Super Easy (downhill) The Kap Lung Forest Trail … Continue reading Shady Summer Hike: Kap Lung Forest Track (Easy/Beginner)
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