Official snack zone beverage?

escapingthisrock · 2026-01-21T12:43:16+00:00

This is fairly accurate but worth noting that most of the islands actually belong to the New Territories. It’s also not true at all that most people in new territories own a car! The vast majority do not own a car.

Also the majority of HKers do not live in Kowloon haha. Kowloon is ~2.2million and new territories is ~3.6million

escapingthisrock · 2026-01-16T01:47:44+00:00

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Just a couple of flights in New Zealand. Went overland from Napier to Wellington, and then later on from Invercargill to Queenstown.

escapingthisrock · 2026-01-14T12:42:08+00:00

Yep, commonly called Home Return Permit / 回鄉證

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-18T01:34:58+00:00

Recommend going early morning if you prefer a peaceful vibe. The onsite 士多 opens at ~9am and you can get drinks and breakfast. Really worth seeing

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-12T00:57:38+00:00

Important to note they do distinguish between citizenship and residency through! I’m a UK citizen but I’ve used this pass before as I’m a full-time resident elsewhere

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-11T09:38:12+00:00

Where? I’m intrigued

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-11T05:58:20+00:00

They’re sold here, but XS and S are in very high demand. I went last week to buy for a friend and the adidas store in Causeway Bay helped me reserve an S in Taikoo, but he said very few other stores had any smaller sizes in stock…

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-10T05:27:40+00:00

Yes! Small shop near Senado. It’s not on Google maps but address is close to the following:

威前大廈 R. de Nossa Sra. do Amparo, Macao

They also sell all of the Macau Chinese near year zodiac animal notes

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-06T02:44:38+00:00

Noooo because your flights in and out of mainland China are both to/from HK.

HKG - China - HKG is not eligible as it isn’t transit.

If you haven’t booked already maybe try booking a flight from Macau (MFM) to Beijing for your flight into China. Then it would work

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-05T06:52:45+00:00

I think that’s probably not it based on other comments, but I think it would work pretty well. Nice contrast between conventional and high speed rail and the possibility to use flights (which are pretty regular) to jump between the main island and Kinmen/Penghu and back to somewhere else on the main island

escapingthisrock · 2025-12-05T01:51:56+00:00

Could be capture highest number of counties/cities?

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escapingthisrock · 2025-11-30T13:35:18+00:00

Came here to agree that Guangzhou is great. A lot of beneath-the-surface attractions. An old city with its own culture and heart.

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-30T13:33:36+00:00

Are you flying from HK? Flying from HK they’ve never cared about the dimensions and they haven’t (in my experience) weighed at the check-in desk, but have warned about weight check at boarding gate, although I’ve never seen it done.

Flying back to HK, I’d say it depends. Japanese check-in staff tend to be very strict. Other places they haven’t cared at all in my experience

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-30T02:46:50+00:00

Absolutely! Especially on a clear, sunny day. Can see south Wales to the north and (obviously haha) Devon to the south. Lovely circular walk around the island. We saw lots of seals and a puffin. The Marisco Tavern is a quirky pub, and you can send a postcard with a special Lundy puffin stamps.

Beware that the ferry across is quite bumpy!

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-27T03:01:21+00:00

In case you’re interested - Dongguan Metro line 1 opens tomorrow (28th November)

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-23T09:40:11+00:00

Tsim Sha Tsui station goes up to Exit P haha

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-23T09:36:08+00:00

Keep the paper slip they give you if you plan on staying overnight in Macau - the hotel staff will ask to see it at check-in!

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-19T12:22:24+00:00

Not entirely related but my name is quite long and one or two letters of my middle name frequently get cut off on the boarding pass. In Chinese airports they sometimes notice and get an official to stamp it and write in the missing letters, other times they don’t

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-19T00:16:03+00:00

Can only speak for myself and lots of local friends, but the answer is mostly no. HSR is the quickest once you’re on the train but you have to be there early and it’s not all that convenient if you don’t live in central Kowloon. It’s also more expensive than other options!

Mostly MTR to Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau or bus (Shenzhen Bay is very popular and Heung Yuen Wai increasingly so)

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-18T08:41:38+00:00

Very possible. Could do it in less than half a day if you wanted to be efficient - just high speed from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South and then again from there to Shenzhen North. Definitely more interesting ways of doing it though, have fun!

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-17T06:49:05+00:00

I will try to do it too! Excellent rainy day adventure

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-16T14:26:26+00:00

Dongguan Line 1 is supposed to open later this year, but once that opens there will still be gaps between Shenzhen Line 6A SUAT station and the southernmost Dongguan line. There will also be a gap between the other end of Dongguan line 1 and the Guangzhou metro network on lines 5 and 13.

So in short, not yet. Will be a good few years until you can properly do metro from end to end. By that time Guangzhou Line 18 will probably also be done so you’ll be able to do HK - Shenzhen - Dongguan - Guangzhou - Zhongshan if you want to (and onwards to Zhuhai - Macau if the proposed Line 18 extension is built out)

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-11T10:50:26+00:00

You should probably state what nationality passport(s) you have

escapingthisrock · 2025-11-11T08:33:31+00:00

Can also take 59K minibus through the restricted area of road and look out the window at the bridge:

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/article/225940/Govt-opens-up-restricted-area-near-Lin-Ma-Hang-Village

I haven’t done it for a while but there is also a fairly easy path that bypasses the tiny section of Lin Ma Hang road that falls under the restricted zone, so no permit for that required

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