Vignettes of the World
I Have a Date with Spring
In my last excursion to Sharp Island, I went around 1:30 pm and did not manage to see the Kiu Tau Islet at low tide. I crossed half of the tombolo and had to return. On this sunny autumn afternoon, we could not go on …
The plan of the day is to visit the Cape Collinson Battery Search Lights via the Leaping Dragon Path in Siu Sai Wan. We began at the Siu Sai Wan Promenade and hiked up on a gentle incline to reach the Search lights of the …
A visit to Sharp Island will fulfill a few wishes for nature lovers. There is the fun walk out to the Kiu Tau Islet on the tombolo at low tides, close to the Sharp Island Pier. At the Sharp Island beach area you will …
Yuen Long is easily one of Hong Kong’s best food havens. Castle Peak Road, known to locals as “the big road” in Yuen Long, itself presents myriad choices for street food, proper restaurants, historic dining, grocer establishments and tea shops. Be guided by the aroma …
We are at the tail end of the summer in Hong Kong, but the days are still hot. A short trip into the villages of Yuen Long would be a good idea. As I was doing the research, I came across this lesser-known heritage site …
Time flies and we are at Mid-Autumn season in Hong Kong this year. In this entry, I will share some information and photographs of the places to go to celebrate Mid-Autumn this weekend. Since the pandemic, the lifestyle and spending habits of Hong Kong people …
We went to see the locally-produced musical The Elephant in the Room. The show has long garnered popular acclaim since its first show in 2019. With boy band Mirror’s Frankie Chan as the lead character, this round of showing was guaranteed to be a hit. …
Cape D’Aguilar is a very popular hiking spot for its picturesque landscape along the coast and a few exceptional natural phenomenon. Lying north of Shek O in Hong Kong’s southeastern coast, it offers a good view of the coastline as hikers descend from the motor …
I have always wanted to visit the war sites of Sha Tau Kok, but despite my best effort I was not able to locate them. I finally found a guided tour organized by the Stonehouse Family Garden. This tour would take me to these sites …
There was quite a bit of an overcast on this day, but the weather was cool and so we decided to go ahead with a walk on Tai To Yan. The itinerary of the day is to begin in Fanling and enter the mountains via …