Hong Kong as a former British colony, follows England when it comes to many things such as road signs and the power grid. If you are visiting from the UK, you will feel right at home in Hong Kong when it comes to plugging in your electronics. The...
Missing a flight is something a lot of people try to avoid, but even for well-prepared travellers it can happen sometimes. As many people never experience it, we thought that it would be helpful to share our experience and help you when you either have missed your flight...
Some interesting news. NTT Docomo is Japan is offering foreign visitors free internet access via prepaid SIM card. Unlimited for 15 days. Called “Japan Welcome SIM” Bad news, only 100 MB high-speed is free. However, you can still get 15 days of 128kbps, which is enough for Whatsapp, Line,...
At the airport I arrived at the airport a couple of hours before departure and there was only a small queue to check in. The seat for this sector alone had not been assigned on my ticket and at the desk I was assigned 10H. That is an...
I generally prefer to use face to face travel agents than online travel agents, partly because I find the service is better. However, sometimes I end up using online travel agents. In the past year I have twice used Expedia and twice had abysmal experiences. I share them...
TBEX North America 2017: Huntsville, Alabama just ended. It was my first time attending the travel blogger exchange conference and here’s my review and thoughts on the event. Location I want to commend the Huntsville community and CVB for their hospitality and organization during the few days. Everything was...
Cathay Pacific and British Airways are the airlines offering multiple direct flights daily between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Here we compare British Airways’ economy class to the more locally familiar Cathay one. Schedule, Pricing and Booking Cathay offers five flights daily to London Heathrow. It also...
Are you a window seat or aisle person? Personally I almost always take the aisle seat, except for certain circumstances which I’ll mention below. Here’s some advice you can use when picking your seat. Lets assume first of all you don’t get an upgrade and don’t have access to...
Update Apr 11, 2017: Coincidentally this post was published the same day as the United Airlines fiasco and figured I’d offer my two cents briefly. Obviously this is tragic and should not have occurred. Blame while on United, also falls on Chicago PD who ultimately injured this man and...
It was great to meet those who came and joined us in Central last night. It was fantastic to hear from the community and learn a bit about each of you and how you use HKTravelBlog. Some of the things we heard readers were doing were; maximizing mile and...
The 7s in Hong Kong is one of the busiest times of the year, with tourists and rugby players flocking in from all over the world, in particular Australia. (And we all know the Aussie’s do like a good party!) For 2017 the Hong Kong Sevens will run...
One of the ways in which you can shrug off all the stress work or school has invited into your life is traveling. There is something about being in a foreign place that just makes us feel more comfortable than we have ever been. It is probably because...
