Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of lanterns of love in Hong Kong. Today is the Spring Lantern Festival, which marks the end of Chinese New Year. This day is often known as “Chinese Valentine’s Day”, and this year it coincidentally falls on western Valentine’s Day. Lanterns […]
Are you one of those people who goes on and on about how much you hate Valentine’s Day? If you think there’s nothing worse than shelling out loads of cash to show your love because of some commercial holiday, then you should… never move to Japan. Talking about Valentine’s Day customs around the world, I briefly mentioned […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of Chinese New Year fireworks over Hong Kong. It feels like the festivities of Chinese New Year have been dying down, but we’re only halfway through this major festival. There are still more events to come, but one of my favorite events will […]
Before my much-needed break from work came to an end, Johnny and I ventured out over an hour to Lam Tsuen. Located, well, in the middle of nowhere, Lam Tsuen is comprised of 23 traditional Chinese villages. While this area would normally never be frequented by visitors, during Chinese New Year people flock here by the bus […]
Some people argue that Valentine’s Day is nothing more than a Hallmark Holiday created for consumers. Whether you feel this way or not one thing is for sure, Valentine’s Day has become a hit worldwide. Almost all countries have their own special day for love, although not all of them involve boxes of chocolate and […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is of a giant horse in Hong Kong. Today marks the first day of Chinese New Year, so welcome to the Year of the Wooden Horse. Horse years are said to be fortunate ones, bringing good luck and success. This year […]
>> Check 9900+ Hotels in China – Up To 62% OFF Today Tomorrow marks Chinese New Year Eve and I feel like I’ve been running around like a chicken with its head cut off. (No pun intended considering today 20,000 chickens got their heads cut off…) With only one day left to make preparations, I’ve been frantically […]
Lunar New Year Fairs begin popping up all over Hong Kong one week before Chinese New Year officially begins. These colorful markets sell anything and everything you’ll need to celebrate Chinese New Year. You’ll find red envelopes, auspicious snacks, toys themed after the new year’s animal, and decorations. While I had a fun time browsing through stall after stall […]
One of the highlight events of Chinese New Year is the Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade. Filled with dozens of over-the-top floats, billions of LEDs, and world class performances, this parade is like Disney’s Electrical Parade on steroids. A feast for your senses, this parade has been taking place for the past 19 years, […]
As Christmas displays are being taken down around Hong Kong, they are being quickly replaced by brilliant displays of red and gold. Yup, that’s right, Chinese New Year is almost here so it’s time to start preparing! I had really high hopes for this past Year of the Snake, I am a snake after all, but wouldn’t […]