Noah's Arc;A TRAVELLER'S FIELD JOURNAL
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ENTRY No. 008 · FIRST LOGGED 2021

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

Asia
Neon, dim sum, a vertical city.

✦ Why it's worth the airfare

  • Victoria Peak
  • The Star Ferry
  • Surprising island hikes

🧭 Cities & regions

Tap a city to drill in. Each fills out with journals & photos as I add them.

Hong Kong Island The Peak & Central → Kowloon Markets & neon →

⚑ General tips

Transport
  • An Octopus card pays for transit and most corner shops.
  • The Star Ferry beats a taxi and the view is free.
Etiquette
  • Stand right on escalators; let people off first.
  • A small tea-pour for your tablemates is good manners.
Money & misc
  • Hike Dragon's Back or The Peak for the skyline you came for.
  • Cash still useful at older dai pai dong stalls.

📱 Apps & services

  • Octopustap-to-pay card for transit, shops and more
  • MTR Mobilitythe metro is your fastest way around
  • OpenRicethe local Yelp for finding food
  • AiraloeSIM data

✎ Journals from Hong Kong

No journals from Hong Kong yet — this fills in automatically the moment I publish one tagged to Hong Kong.