Hong Kong and Macau_ City Guide (Lonely Planet, 14th Edition) - Andrew Stone [0]
THE AUTHORS
GETTING STARTED
BACKGROUND
NEIGHBOURHOODS & ISLANDS
SHOPPING
EATING
ENTERTAINMENT
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
SLEEPING
DAY TRIPS & EXCURSIONS SHENZHEN
TRANSPORT
DIRECTORY
MACAU
LANGUAGE
BEHIND THE SCENES
Map Legend
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THE AUTHORS
Andrew Stone
Andrew lived in Hong Kong for a magical year and a half in 2000 and 2001 writing as a freelancer about Hong Kong and the wider region. He made his home on sleepy Lamma Island and has returned every year since to research magazine articles and guidebooks, including the previous edition of this guide and the 2nd edition of Lonely Planet’s Hong Kong Encounter. Andrew updated the Neighbourhoods & Islands, Shopping, Entertainment, Directory and Transport chapters.
ANDREW’S TOP HONG KONG DAY
The day begins with laps of the Four Seasons pool (Click here) – well, I can dream, can’t I? Then it’s time to thumb this guide and glance at the table on Click here for a reminder of the best of Hong Kong, and for coauthor Piera’s top food picks (I like to think at least two meals ahead).
Then it’s a toss-up between a dim sum breakfast amid the cheerful clatter of City Hall Maxim’s Palace (Click here) or a juice from Mix (Click here) to go. I go for the dim sum, of course.
I board the Peak Tram for the cool breezes and stirring views of the Peak ( Click here), before stepping into thick jungle on the walk through Pok Fu Lam Country Park.
Whistling for a cab, I pop into Ocean Park ( Click here) to see how its pandas are getting along, before taking a bus back to the city. I nose around Sheung Wan’s dried seafood and herbalist shops ( Click here), and grab a cheap bowl of noodles after working up an appetite wandering back to Central via Graham St Market ( Click here).
Evening is falling, so I hop on the Star Ferry (Click here) to Tsim Sha Tsui for a waterside sundowner at Deck ’n Beer (Click here), sticking around long enough for the evening lightshow ( Click here).
Time to get serious about food now, and I opt for Hang Zhou (Click here) back over the water in Wan Chai. After braving the stinky beancurd, it’s time to party. After a drink at Pawn (Click here), it’s time to hit Lan Kwai Fong (Click here) and start a bar crawl west towards Soho, and then bed.
Piera Chen
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Piera studied English at Pomona College and works as a writer and editor in her hometown. She thoroughly enjoyed exploring the various manifestations of Hong Kong’s eclectic culture for this, her first Lonely Planet commission. She wrote
the Background, Eating and Sleeping chapters, and the Ann Hui and Kenny Chan interviews in the Meet the Locals chapter.
Chung Wah Chow
Chung Wah, a Hong Kong native and freelance writer, wrote the Macau and Day Trips & Excursions chapters. She has travelled extensively in China and elsewhere and coauthored Lonely Planet’s China guide. Chung Wah loves visiting Macau to explore Macanese culture and cuisine. She is also an amateur dim sum connoisseur.
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GETTING STARTED
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WHEN TO GO
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
COSTS & MONEY
INTERNET RESOURCES
(UN)SUSTAINABLE HONG KONG
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Hong Kong is such a modern, well-run city that you won’t need to do much