Category Archives: Hong Kong
Hong Kong has to be one of my favourite cities. The harbour, the skyline, the street markets, the parks, the culture, the shopping… Exotic and “oriental” while having all the familiar comforts of a large cosmopolitan city, Hong Kong buzzes with excitement, oozes with money, and, at the same time, feels accessible and safe. This sense of […]
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Posted in Culture,Hong Kong,Popular Culture,TravelTags: art,blog,Hong Kong,Kowloon,Photo Blog,public art,sculpture,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
When I think of Hong Kong, I think of a bustling metropolis with cosmopolitan shops, sparkling lights and tall buildings. And it is true: as one of “The Four Asian Tigers”, Hong Kong is a financial centre with modern architecture reaching into the sky; a pulsating commercial network which never sleeps; and one of the most […]
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First impressions count for so much. My first flight into Hong Kong was a surreal sensory experience: I can still wrap myself in surround-sound memories of listening to Asian flutes in luxurious Cathay business-class comfort, fuelled by love and champagne, as the plane descends through the clouds, allowing the first sight of that beautiful harbour with its sparkling […]
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Posted in Architecture,Hong Kong,Mass Transportation,TravelTags: architecture,blog,funicular,Hong Kong,people,Photo Blog,rail,railway,train,travel,Travel Blog,Ursula Wall
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