Chalk & Cheese TravelsTo us Hong Kong is the food capital of Asia if not the world. an array of star restaurants and eateries all over the city. As well as the great mix of street food.
Located on China’s southern coast and clos to the Macau province of China
Hong Kong has its own international airport and is a major airport for transiting between Europe and and south east Asia and Oceania. Its top carrier is Cathay pacific.
Hong Kong has one of the worlds great rail systems with the MTR serving all regions of Hong Kong and the airport.
The currency in Hong Kong is the Hong Kong dollar.
The official Languages in Hong Kong are Chinese and English.
Apart from the food this city is also a must see city for day trips with great hikes, Hong Kong Park, Disneyland, The Big Buddha and the ever popular Peak with its unreal views of the city.
It is also a gateway to Macau and China, with regular daily ferry chartering between themselves
A speakeasy not easy to find When we visited Hong Kong we found a little speakeasy online situated up a tiny elevator stairwell. Now I say find it, it took almost 30 minutes of trying to open doors and asking people to finally find it. Even the street seller 20 metres down the road had […]
Bar hopper couple Whilst on a trip to Hong Kong we did our fair share of bar hopping, and if there is one thing Hong Kong does well that’s bars. One of best our best finds was ORIGIN Bar in Hong Kongs Central district. Did someone say a bathtub cocktail Bar researching for cocktails After […]
Disneyland In Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong,who wouldn’t want to go ? we did so we bought single-day passes to Disneyland as we felt it was more than enough time to spend at this particular park and off we went. We had been to Disneyland in California a couple of years back and felt a […]
Location Macau is a region on the southern coast of China in the southern Guangdong province. Located 60km from Hong Kong and 160km from Guangzhou the capital of Guangdong province. History Of Macau In 1887 the city of Macau become Portuguese colony however the first sight of Portugese influence came in 1557 when Macau was […]
What We Got Up to In Hong Kong Hong Kong is full of amazing activities and is a city with an abundance of options for any age group or interest. We travelled to this city in January and were not very lucky with the weather we got but we certainly made the most of it. […]
Hong Kong Where To Eat Hong Kong is widely known for its delectable food and abundance of Michelin star restaurants. This being said, you certainly don’t have to break the bank to experience top notch eateries in this city of culinary diversity. As we love to explore everything a new country has to offer in […]
Hong Kong First Impressions Although we now live in Australia, Richard and I are from England and Ireland respectively. Both our families live in Europe so we try to visit as often as we can; taking advantage of the different stop over options is an added bonus! The last time we flew home, we went […]
