Travelling

• What to do in Hong Kong

  Posted by : Chris Day | Date Posted : Oct 31, 2011

  
  
  
  

  Here’s what I did, and enjoyed every minute of it.

  - Stay at the Island Shangri-La and get VIP pickup services from HKG
  - Check-in with impeccable service at the Island Shangri-La
  - Fast track direct to room, welcome package in room, business cards, etc.
  - Dinner at Va Bene in Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) for some great Italian food
  - Walk around and be amazed by the action in LKF – all the expats are here
  - Go to Mong Kok to check out ladies market – lots of cheap tourist junk there but fun.
  - Sit at the Chef’s table at Bo Innovation, Wan Chai for a 4-hour, 17-course dinner – “Extreme Chinese Cuisine”
  - Meet people from Barcelona and Boston sitting and chat with “Demon Chef” Alvin Leung at Chef’s Table
  - Grab breakfast at Petrus on the 56th floor of the Island Shangri-La for stunning views
  - Go check out the big brands (e.g. Louis Vuitton) in Pacific Place mall – take note of which models you’ll want to buy later in Shenzhen
  - Visit Sogo department store near Times Square
  - Purchase an Octopus card and ride the MTR subway around Hong Kong like a fiend
  - Day trip to Lowu Commercial City in Shenzhen (Guangdong Province, Mainland China)
  - Arrive in Shenzhen by MTR/train, dress down to maximize bargaining position
  - Negotiate on some Louis Vuitton bags ($80 for 3) and goodies (e.g. Dr. Dre Beats headphones for $25)
  - Go for authentic Chinese food in Shenzhen with JJ, cool guide
  - Pay equivalent of $0.75 for a beer out at a nice restaurant in SZ
  - Learn about the extensive underground industry in SZ
  - Take a taxi to Star Ferry Terminal at No. 7 pier and ride across to Central
  - Grab a massage in Lan Kwai Fong (LKF) at Happy Foot – 19th Floor, Century Square, 1 D’Aguilar Street, Central – 2522 1151 ($450 HKD for a *GREAT* 100 min body massage)
• Day 1 in Bali

  Posted by : Chris Day | Date Posted : Oct 21, 2011

  
  
  
  

  Coles notes version of Thursday, Oct. 20th in Bali:

  * 13 hour flight from Vancouver to Hong Kong, 4 hour layover, 4.5 hour flight from Hong Kong to Densapar
  * Sat next to stinker the whole way from Vancouver to HK
  * Met Yudi, cool bar manager at WOO Bar – suggested Hu’u as a good bar to go out to in Seminyak
  * Went for an 11pm 90 minute BLISS massage at the W Away Spa

  

  Time for an 11pm Bliss Massage

  

  The WOO Bar at the W, apparently pretty good on a Friday and Saturday night

  

  View from the Cathay Pacific flight taxiing into the gate in Densapar (Bali)