Up Sunset Peak
The year’s first hike is one I’ve wanted to do for a long time but for various reasons never got around to. At 869m Sunset Peak (大東山) is Lantau Island’s […]
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Fan Lau Coastal Hike
Having been foiled by wet and blustery weather the past few weekends, the conditions finally improved enough for some comfortable hiking. Stages 7 and 8 of the Lantau trail winds […]
Lantau Bushfires
Today Hong Kong celebrates Ching Ming (清明), also known as the Tomb Sweeping Festival. This is the day where families traditionally visit the columbarium, graves, or hillside burial grounds and […]
Ng Yuen: The Secret Garden
[Update May 2015: I recently received an email from “Adam” indicating that the garden is currently being revitalized; however it remains a private property, so please respect this and do […]
A South Lantau Traverse
This weekend’s hike was on Lantau Island, close to home. There are so many great trails here where you can explore Hong Kong’s undeveloped countryside; and given the government’s recently […]
It’s Christmas in the Malls
Hong Kong goes all-out during Christmas. In Denmark where I grew up, the holidays were a mostly quiet and restrained affair, focused on family and tradition. In Canada, Christmas is […]
Evicted and Forgotten: Ma Wan Village
If you’ve ever been on the Lantau Link on the way to Hong Kong International Airport, when crossing Kap Shui Mun bridge you may have noticed a small village on […]
The Color Run
And now for something completely different… The Hong Kong Color Run is a 5-km running event that has no winners and no time limit. It is a family activity that […]
