Tag Archives: Hong Kong

Random Hong Kong

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Expat Bostonians

A few pictures that didn’t belong anywhere else, but were worth sharing Desserts from the buffet at the Shangri-La restaurant “Cafe TOO” Dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse…we were given a romantic private room/booth Street signs Subway sign encouraging people to … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Pictures | Tagged Asia, expat, Hong Kong, pictures, travel | 3 Comments

Hotel Review – The Conrad, Hong Kong

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Expat Bostonians

Just as Ravi and I cashed in airline miles to fly to Hong Kong, we also cashed in hotel frequent stay points to pay for our hotel room. We have status (and a reserve of points we’ve been saving up) … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, hotels/serviced apartments/resorts, Pictures, Travel | Tagged Asia, chocolate, Conrad, Conrad Hong Kong, dessert bar, Hong Kong, hotel, hotel review, hotel reviews, pictures, review, tourism, travel | 2 Comments

Hong Kong-Taylor Swift concert

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Expat Bostonians

I’m not a huge concert person…I’m a theater geek, for all that I love music. I can actually count the number of concerts I’ve been to on two hands, and with the exception of Prince at Madison Square Garden in … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Pictures, Video | Tagged Asiaworld Expo, Concert, concerts, expat, Hong Kong, music, pictures, Speak Now, Speak Now Tour, Speak Now Tour Asia, Taylor Swift, tourism, travel, video, wheelchair seating | 4 Comments

Hong Kong–Goldfish Market and street markets.

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Expat Bostonians

Finally! An entry where I’m not embarrassed to be doing something I could/will do with my 2 year old in Hong Kong! Of the things I wanted to see in Hong Kong that were local, the markets were high up … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Pictures, Shopping, Tourist Destinations, Video | Tagged Asia, expat, goldfish market, Hong Kong, markets, pictures, random stuff for sale, sales, street markets, tourism, travel, vendors, video | 5 Comments

Hong Kong–Ocean Park

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Expat Bostonians

On Sunday, we continued our theme of “things we could have done had we brought the toddler” and hit Ocean Park Amusement Park. According to Wikipedia, Forbes says that Ocean Park is the world’s 7th most popular amusement park, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong, Pictures, Tourist Destinations, Video | Tagged Amusement Park, Asia, Cable Cars, expat, Fire Show, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Disney, Ocean Park, Pandas, picture, Projection on Fountain, Special Effects, Symbio, tourism, travel, video, Water Show | 1 Comment

Hong Kong-New Town Plaza (including Snoopy World)

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Expat Bostonians

Once we arrived in Hong Kong, the rest of our first day was devoted to tracking down local sim cards with data plans (which allowed Ravi and I to maintain internet access on our respective smartphones–god forbid we miss a … Continue reading →

Posted in headdesk moments, Hong Kong, Pictures, Shopping | Tagged Asia, expat, Hong Kong, malls, pictures, playgrounds, shopping, Snoopy, snoopy world, tourism, travel, travel with a wheelchair | 3 Comments

Hong Kong–Flying WITHOUT a toddler (and in first class!)

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Expat Bostonians

If you are a parent who chooses to travel with their young children, flying becomes something you dread, knowing the trip will become of blur of some mixture of the following… dragging equipment (and children) through the airport, sweating from … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Hong Kong, Pictures, Travel | Tagged Asia, Changi airport, first class, first class lounge, flying, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International airport, Singapore, travel, travel without kids, United airline | 12 Comments