In 532 trips
London - the grand resonance of its very name suggests history and might. Its opportunities for entertainment …
Location:
Hong Kong, Beijing...
Day:
01/10/2008 to 20/12/2008
Category:
Things to do, City...
Wed 01/10/08 (day 1) - London
Thu 02/10/08 (day 2) - Hong Kong
In 65 trips
This is the biggest of all the outlying islands, almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island. Although the new town …
Thing to Do
Outlying Islands
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Thu Oct 2 4:00PM - Sat Oct 4 12:00AM
Notes
Hong Kong Foundation SG Hostel: http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/Hon…
Bus #S1 to Tung Chung, then #23 to Ngong Ping Bus stop. Last bus #23 to Ngong Ping stop departs at 18:10 hours. If you miss this, take the Tai O bus and ask the driver to drop you off at the road to Ngong Ping. (20-40 min walk) Note: At the sign to Sham Wat 'straight' arrow to Ngong Ping should be 'hard right turn'. Walk past the Budda, then follow the path through the forest to hostel.
Bus #S1 to Tung Chung, then #23 to Ngong Ping Bus stop. Last bus #23 to Ngong Ping stop departs at 18:10 hours. If you miss this, take the Tai O bus and ask the driver to drop you off at the road to Ngong Ping. (20-40 min walk) Note: At the sign to Sham Wat 'straight' arrow to Ngong Ping should be 'hard right turn'. Walk past the Budda, then follow the path through the forest to hostel.
Fri 03/10/08 (day 3) - Hong Kong
Sat 04/10/08 (day 4) - Hong Kong, Kowloon
Sun 05/10/08 (day 5) - Hong Kong
In 65 trips
This restful park started as a fortified Chinese garrison back in 1847. Even after the surrounding areas were …
Thing to Do
Tung Tsing Rd
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
+852 2716 9962
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
+852 2716 9962
Sun Oct 5 12:00AM - Mon Oct 6 12:00AM
Mon 06/10/08 (day 6) - Hong Kong
Tue 07/10/08 (day 7) - Shenzhen
Wed 08/10/08 (day 8) - Guilin
Fri 10/10/08 (day 10) - Yangshuo
Tue 14/10/08 (day 14)
Wed 15/10/08 (day 15) - Chengdu
Sun 19/10/08 (day 19) - Beijing
Mon 20/10/08 (day 20) - Beijing
In 13 trips
The Summer Palace was the royal summer residence during the Qing Dynasty. The palace grounds cover an area of …
Thing to Do
West of the Ruins of the Old Summer Palace
Beijing, 100091
China
+86 (0)10 6288 1144
Beijing, 100091
China
+86 (0)10 6288 1144
Mon Oct 20 12:00AM - Tue Oct 21 12:00AM
Notes
Well its taken such a long time but the apartment is nearly sold (hopefully we'll complete next week) so we have started looking into our 3 month travel plans, which start at the end of September and we'll be arriving back just before Christmas.
At the moment this is what we've drafted up:
Over to China for the first 4-5 weeks; have a week in Hong Kong, then fly out to Guilin for about a week, with a few days out in Yangshau (you can get a 4 hour boat journey down the Li River to Yangshau which looks amazing), then we are going to make our way to Shanghai from Guilin by train, stopping at numerous places on the way (still to be decided).
Then after a few days in Shanghai we will fly to Auckland, New Zealand and travel round both the north and south islands. We still need to plot this route, we've got some great idea's from so many of our friends that have been already, so we just need to mark down the key area's.
Then after 6 weeks in New Zealand, we'll go over to the States, stopping at LA for about a week and then onto New York for a weeks festive fun and shopping before returning home for Christmas.
I'll keep this trip updated as our plans come together, and please if you have any travel advice, any suggestions about where to go and what to see, please post up a message, especially for Guilin-Shanghai stops and what to see in LA/NY.
TTFN,
James