Canton Road is a luxury brands shopping street in Hong Kong, which houses flagship stores of Hermes, Chanel, Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada etc. The Chinese economic boom in the past decade has provided plenty of semi-rich customers who flocked to Hong Kong for these luxury … [Read more...] about Canton Road luxury shopping street
Hong Kong Mak Mun Kee wonton noodles
Mak Mun Kee Noodle House - probably my favourite restaurant in Hong Kong. Discovered the place in 2007, visited twice again during the recent trip. Mak Mun Kee is famous for its wonton noodles and pig trotters. Its shrimp wontons are huge, fresh, with bouncy texture and great … [Read more...] about Hong Kong Mak Mun Kee wonton noodles
Hong Kong Wong Tai Sin Temple
Revisiting Wong Tai Sin Temple after three years. WTS is one of the most iconic temples in Hong Kong, famed for "answering" the prayers among believers. A few extra attractions have been added to the temple compound since my 2007 visit, and there's a lot more worshippers and … [Read more...] about Hong Kong Wong Tai Sin Temple
Back from HKMC
Back from my Hong Kong & Macau trip on Wednesday night. It's back to reality after eight days of travel and leisure... with abundance of backlogs to clear. Hong Kong and Macau were awfully hazy, we only had half a day of blue sky over the trip. Not sure if it's pollution or … [Read more...] about Back from HKMC
Going to Hong Kong & Macau
Will be leaving to Hong Kong and Macau tonight. AFAIK the hotels I'm staying do not have free internet connection, so this blog is not likely to be updated in the next 8-9 days during the travel. This will be my second visit to Hong Kong, you can check my 2007 trip if interested. … [Read more...] about Going to Hong Kong & Macau
A walk in Cemoro Lawang, the casuarina valley
A brief stroll at Cemoro Lawang, a small village on the Tengger Crater's edge where we were staying for three nights during our Bromo trip in November 2009. It's a pretty scenic place to walk around with a bit of European valleys feel... … [Read more...] about A walk in Cemoro Lawang, the casuarina valley
Tengger Caldera sand sea, East Java, Indonesia
The massive sand sea (volcanic ashes to be precise) at Tengger Caldera; the landscape is as close as it could be to resemble a desert in in this tropical region. Photos from my Bromo trip in November 2009... … [Read more...] about Tengger Caldera sand sea, East Java, Indonesia
Mount Bromo & horse ride, East Java, Indonesia
After the splendid sunrise at Penanjakan, we went to the foothill of Mt Bromo, hopped on one of the horses for a 10 minutes uphill ride and conquered the 250+ steps staircase to catch a glimpse of the sleepy volcano from close range... … [Read more...] about Mount Bromo & horse ride, East Java, Indonesia
Mt Bromo sunrise @ Penanjakan viewpoint
Semeru-Bromo-Batok volcanoes - highlight of my Bromo and Java trip. Had to wake up early in the morning to catch the sunrise and breathtaking scenery of the volcanoes and caldera from the Mt Penanjakan viewpoint, but it's all worth it... … [Read more...] about Mt Bromo sunrise @ Penanjakan viewpoint
Cha Ca grilled fish, Hanoi, Vietnam
Cha Ca La Vong is a restaurant in Hanoi famous for its grilled fish (Cha Ca) dish which was created some 130 years ago. The restaurant/dish is so famous that the street is named after it, and it's featured in almost every single Hanoi's travel guide. There's one problem though, as … [Read more...] about Cha Ca grilled fish, Hanoi, Vietnam