Arrived at Kuala Lumpur at around 2pm on Wednesday (July 23) after a six-day vacation in Vietnam. Took the below picture last Friday, my first day of the trip when the plane was approaching Hanoi…
The cloudy-mountainous view mesmerised me… I think I might have fallen in love with Vietnam before setting foot on the Vietnamese soil. The ‘honeymoon’ didn’t last long though, when serenity turned into chaos as I started exploring the ground.
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Love your site. First time visitor and can’t stop browsing. Be safe on your travels.
Going to Hong Kong next January. First time to Asia – ever. Any tips?
Glad you like the site Sam.
Hong Kong is a good place to start a journey for people who have never visited Asia before… it’s modern, safe, clean, with great food and easy to navigate, yet preserves a decent degree of Chinese tradition and heritage.
The major downside is that HK is relatively expensive compared to other Asian cities; still affordable though.
Lots of Hong Kongers do understand a bit of English, and lots of the restaurants’ menu are written in both Chinese and English… unless you are trying some really local places and restaurants, communication shouldn’t be a huge problem.
Hong Kongers are friendly in general; however, in some places (especially non-tourist area) the locals might show impatience if you are indecisive… for example if you are slow in ordering your food. I guess it’s just their fast tempo of living and nothing hostile about that.
welcome back :)