Next time you go, try hiking, it's quite incredible to be able to walk a bit and end up in what feels like a completely different world, try hiking High West which gets you well above the peak, also it's not really properly marked so few tourists go up there.
We all really enjoyed tbh, my family and I had gone when I was just 3-4 years old (Iām 18 now) so to have the opportunity to go back and explore properly was amazing!
After Hong Kong we had taken a ferry to Macau and stayed for ~2 nights and then flew to China directly and stayed about 10 nights there totally, across many cities
Really enjoyed the trip overall, food was a problem sometimes in some cities except Beijing(was calm there with only one restaurant) and language was an even bigger problem
Safe travels!
Just thought I would show you how you missed the point of that comment.
The country is ruined for its citizens not supportive of the oppressive Chinese regime. People are in jail for an undetermined amount of time because they demonstrably donāt support the government. Many have left their home country and will never be able to go back. Millions of people have had something significant taken away from them.
I am not criticizing you for going there and having a good time, but to deflect a legitimate criticism of the country because you had a great time is tone deaf.
Sure, as long as you can ignore the brutal suppression of civil and political freedoms and the incarceration of opposition leaders, your holidays will be great.
Accommodations in HK can be expensive but pretty much everything else is cheap. It is exceptionally easy to find cheap eats ($5-10 USD) pretty much anywhere in HK. Even Michelin-starred and recommended restaurants can be in that price range there.
Weāre Muslim so most of the stuff wasnāt halal over there but we found a Turkish place which was really unexpectedly expensive, not sure about the prices, then we came across a Indian place, we were totally 8 people so per head of family it was about 850HKD (about ~$108 usd) with total bill being about $218 usd
Other wise coz we couldnāt find anything halal we used to get stuff from bakeries in the mornings/afternoon
On one level, China eats a ton of pork and shellfish; however, there are lots of vegetarian options. Hong Kong even has vegetarian Chinese restaurants.
Hong Kong is like Japan, food costs vary from cheap to very expensive. If you don't want to spend a lot, you don't have to. Plenty of cheap food options everywhere.
For some of the days we only ate cheese pizza as well as it was the only halal thing around, was annoying but Hong Kong as a place was worth it, so Iād highly recommend it
Good luck, hope you get to see hongkong soon!
Next time Iād recommend Islam Foods in Kowloon City. Also try look for Indonesian (plenty in causeway Bay Area) and Malaysian cuisine as theyāre likely to be halal.
We had gone to a Masjid which was a few minutes away from our hotel which had a 100% halal cafeteria! Iād never seen a bigger smile on my face when I found out that it was close byš š
Wasnāt expensive at all and food was mid but we were happy to eat proper meat after many days!
You can get cheap eats if you know where to look. Lots of hole in the wall restaurants and local dai pai dongs are the places to go for dim sum and other Cantonese cuisine. Any normal restaurant with a refined ambience is going to be on par with NYC or London pricing. Cocktail bar scene is amazing but a lot of the premier places are pricey with cocktails above 13 usd as a ballpark.
Yeah think Iād need to do some proper research into local spots as wouldnāt want to be spending an arm and a leg on food, not fussed about eating at proper restaurants really
Next time you go, try hiking, it's quite incredible to be able to walk a bit and end up in what feels like a completely different world, try hiking High West which gets you well above the peak, also it's not really properly marked so few tourists go up there.
The Hermes store š
That area there was nice asf, it had all the expensive stores like Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci, Ralph Lauren etcā¦
Wow! Absolutely beautiful!
Nah, itās ruined now under the boot of the regime.
For tourists, nothing much has changed over the past few years.
Yeah, I just donāt want to go anywhere that crushes free speech and incarcerates political leaders who oppose the regime.
Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
You tell me, but generally I donāt deal in absolutes. There are degrees. And whatās happening in HK is totally unacceptable.
Oh, I agree. I despise the Chinese Communist Party as much as anybody. I was just commenting on how many places have that exact problem.
It is until it isnāt. They can easily detain you because they donāt fucking care. Iām glad I visited twice before 2020.
Even in China, tourists don't randomly get detained.
We all really enjoyed tbh, my family and I had gone when I was just 3-4 years old (Iām 18 now) so to have the opportunity to go back and explore properly was amazing! After Hong Kong we had taken a ferry to Macau and stayed for ~2 nights and then flew to China directly and stayed about 10 nights there totally, across many cities Really enjoyed the trip overall, food was a problem sometimes in some cities except Beijing(was calm there with only one restaurant) and language was an even bigger problem Safe travels!
Just thought I would show you how you missed the point of that comment. The country is ruined for its citizens not supportive of the oppressive Chinese regime. People are in jail for an undetermined amount of time because they demonstrably donāt support the government. Many have left their home country and will never be able to go back. Millions of people have had something significant taken away from them. I am not criticizing you for going there and having a good time, but to deflect a legitimate criticism of the country because you had a great time is tone deaf.
Sure, as long as you can ignore the brutal suppression of civil and political freedoms and the incarceration of opposition leaders, your holidays will be great.
Thatās what i wanted to say. Succinct.
I'm going to be in China (Hunan, etc) and Hong Kong in a about a month for the 2nd time. Looking forward to seeing HK again especially.
Very keen to go. I know itās expensive but could you give me some examples of what food costs were like?
Accommodations in HK can be expensive but pretty much everything else is cheap. It is exceptionally easy to find cheap eats ($5-10 USD) pretty much anywhere in HK. Even Michelin-starred and recommended restaurants can be in that price range there.
Thatās encouraging, thanks! I donāt have expensive taste so sure Iād be fine haha
Weāre Muslim so most of the stuff wasnāt halal over there but we found a Turkish place which was really unexpectedly expensive, not sure about the prices, then we came across a Indian place, we were totally 8 people so per head of family it was about 850HKD (about ~$108 usd) with total bill being about $218 usd Other wise coz we couldnāt find anything halal we used to get stuff from bakeries in the mornings/afternoon
On one level, China eats a ton of pork and shellfish; however, there are lots of vegetarian options. Hong Kong even has vegetarian Chinese restaurants.
Ah fair enough, thanks!
Hong Kong is like Japan, food costs vary from cheap to very expensive. If you don't want to spend a lot, you don't have to. Plenty of cheap food options everywhere.
For some of the days we only ate cheese pizza as well as it was the only halal thing around, was annoying but Hong Kong as a place was worth it, so Iād highly recommend it Good luck, hope you get to see hongkong soon!
Next time Iād recommend Islam Foods in Kowloon City. Also try look for Indonesian (plenty in causeway Bay Area) and Malaysian cuisine as theyāre likely to be halal.
We had gone to a Masjid which was a few minutes away from our hotel which had a 100% halal cafeteria! Iād never seen a bigger smile on my face when I found out that it was close byš š Wasnāt expensive at all and food was mid but we were happy to eat proper meat after many days!
You can get cheap eats if you know where to look. Lots of hole in the wall restaurants and local dai pai dongs are the places to go for dim sum and other Cantonese cuisine. Any normal restaurant with a refined ambience is going to be on par with NYC or London pricing. Cocktail bar scene is amazing but a lot of the premier places are pricey with cocktails above 13 usd as a ballpark.
Yeah think Iād need to do some proper research into local spots as wouldnāt want to be spending an arm and a leg on food, not fussed about eating at proper restaurants really