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Snapshot: Hong Kong by Star Ferry

by Jessica Marsden on September 3, 2010

Maybe it’s the effects of a week in Beijing, where two sunny days immediately after my arrival quickly gave way to an as-yet-unbroken streak of opaque skies, but this shot of the Hong Kong skyline has me yearning for bluer climes. I snapped this shot from the Star Ferry back in 2008, when a long [...]

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Links round-up: Too much to read!

by Jessica Marsden on September 28, 2009

The Internets have provided an almost embarrassing bounty of China- and Asia-related travel stories and news in the past week, now rounded up here for your convenience. Don’t miss the latest on the mess that is traveling in China during the October holiday. Bound for China? Don’t go to Tibet: Tibet will be closed to [...]

Tagged as: Gansu, Hangzhou, holidays, Hong Kong, links, October 1, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Yunnan

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Slideshow: Hong Kong by Tram

by Jessica Marsden on September 11, 2009

Last month, I spent most of a short work-related trip to Hong Kong in bed, sick with what might have been swine flu. But happily, I recovered in time for a final “mystery activity,” which turned out to be a private tram tour of Hong Kong. Trams have been ferrying passengers around the city since [...]

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Hong Kong Bird and Flower Markets

by Jessica Marsden on June 12, 2009

When you’re tired of Hong Kong’s skyscrapers and expensive bars, head to Mong Kok in Kowloon. There’s still plenty of hustle and bustle, but instead of suits rushing to and from the office in Central, look for old Hong Kong ladies doing their daily shopping. This is a good place to sample Hong Kong delicacies, [...]

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