Arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport around 2pm on Wednesday after a six-day holiday in Vietnam. The below photo was taken last Friday, my first day of the trip (July 18) when my plane was approaching Hanoi…
The cloudy-mountainous view mesmerised me… I think I might have fell in love with Vietnam before even 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.
Not much tips for Hong Kong, because it’s really a good place to start a journey for first-timers to Asia like you… it’s modern, safe, clean, great food, easy to navigate, and yet preserves a decent degree of Chinese tradition and heritage.
The major downside is that HK is relatively expensive compared to other Asian cities, but still affordable.
Lots of Hong Kongers do understand a bit of English, and lots of the restaurants’ menu are written in English as well… 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 :)