It’s here! At last! All the preparations are finally complete and now Chinese New Year is here! The first day of Chinese New Year started out with visiting family. On the way to the bus stop, our neighborhood seemed like a ghost town. Everywhere was closed for the holiday with fai chun and red signs stating when they’d reopen. […]
Hong Kong Disneyland is currently celebrating their “Golden Chinese New Year Celebration” representing prosperity and good fortune for the year ahead. Although this year was lacking a parade filled with lions and an overall snake theme– there were still plenty of lucky red and gold decorations around the park. While there is so much to […]
With China having invented fireworks, you can be sure Hong Kong has some of the best! And while the Chinese New Year fireworks in Hong Kong will be nothing short of spectacular, for those of you planning to try to watch the fireworks this year, there are a few things you should know. Although this will be […]
Back home I was always fortunate enough to be a short drive away from multiple zoos. As an animal lover, visiting zoos was always something I enjoyed doing for a day out. But here in Hong Kong, the closest thing we have to a zoo is Ocean Park, a marine mammal theme park. As soon […]
Every Friday I’ll be sharing a photo from someplace in my travels. This week’s photo is from Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The Marina Bay Sands has become an icon for Singapore since it opened in 2010. It is the 3rd international Sands property, after the two resorts in Macau. Most of this resorts fame came from its infinity […]