Outdoor, public park, free of charge, open spaced, not cramped by Hong Kong highrises, along the…read morewater. Relaxing, cycling, picnicing, busking, dog walking...just being! Absolutely pay the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade and really the West Kowloon Cultural District Park that is emerging in this area a visit. We had cause to be in this area to attend one of the "Freespace Happenings" that takes place the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September to March in the Nursery Park portion of this emerging cultural district. What a great outdoor, open space for all of Hong Kong to enjoy. This was then how we discovered the walking promenade. Not super easy to get to, we took the MTR from Hong Kong on the orange line to Kowloon Station and kind of followed the signs to the West Kowloon Cultural District, that will also get you to the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade. It is maybe a 10-15 minute walk, because you have to take the foot bridge up and over the busy tunnel road. Along the promenade itself, it is lovely. Seemed pretty clean and it was a great view of Hong Kong and the harbour. We kind of meandered around and just enjoyed the outdoor space. There were thousands of people out and about enjoying the day. Wedding photos were being taken, graduation commencement gatherings were around, picnics of friends, people signing as buskers to the public. There are some public toilets up near the nursery portion of the park as well. The West Kowloon Cultural District (as this whole area is formerly called) is in the middle of a huge expansion and build out of M+ Pavillion (run-up facility to opening of art museum itself), M+ Building (the actual modern art museum), Xiqu Centre (for traditional xiqu performaces and cantonese opera), Lyric Theatre Complex (dance & theatre) and Freespace (for concerts and events). So although the promenade is a great outdoor space, just wait. It appears it is literally just the start of some cultural greatness for Hong Kong to come in 2017-2020. So why not stroll over there and check it out now.

Lapping waves, an awesome view across to HK Island, and a cool mixed-use space await you here. I've…read morebeen twice - for HK's Freespace Fest and for a random wandering on my own. Once was during the daytime, and once at night. Both were enjoyable times! You could bring snacks and eat outdoors, or use your selfie-stick for some kick-ass photos. There are also bikes to rent, and relatively clean public toilet facilities. The place doesn't earn more stars, for me, for several reasons. One - because it's quite a walk to get there from the nearest bus stop (there's a large depot underneath Elements) or MTR station. Two - because it has so much unmet potential. There are major plans in the works for this area, and with its prime waterfront location and stunning views, it could be so much more, so I await the upcoming arts and culture complex with bated breath. Three - because the way to get to the actual promenade is, quite frankly, pretty ugly and run-down. Again, there is so much potential! But who wants to walk for 7 minutes past barbed-wire fences and multi-lane highways full of exhaust to get to a pleasant picnic spot? I'll be keeping my eye on the Promenade and hopefully it will transform into something amazing, earning many 5-star reviews :)

Strolling along Hong Kong…read more.. Stanley Promenade is a pleasant walkway between Stanley Plaza and Stanley Market. We passed by a temple and lots of shops. There are restrooms and free parking at Stanley Plaza. Stanley Market had some great shopping experiences! Stanley Promenade is a must!

Worth a look if you decide to visit the beaches on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Stanley is…read moremore than just the shopping stalls of Stanley Market. This promenade offers magnificent views of the water and is a great place to just relax and hang out. There are many restaurants along the promenade as well. They are more of the bar and grill and seafood variety, but if you don't see anything there, there is the Stanley Plaza mall here too. The mall offers a few other options like Indian, Shanghainese, Belgian waffles, and more. If you want to save some money, there are public double decker buses from Central here. It was only 8.50 HK dollars a person!

One of the must see places in Hong Kong is the Tian Tan Buddha in Lantau. An exceptionally popular…read moreplace for tourists and locals, it quickly gets crowded throughout the day. The Tian Tan Buddha is totally worth seeing and visiting (I'll review that another day) but what is lesser known is that in the area surrounding the Buddha there are many hiking trails. There are short day hikes, to long multi-day hikes that you can do. The mountains and forest are incredibly beautiful and if I had the time I probably would've taken the opportunity to hike all over them. Unfortunately I only had time to do one hike, which lead me to the "Wisdom Path." There are numerous wooden columns propped up along the hillside with verses from the sutra "Prajna-paramita Heart Sutra." I've uploaded a pic of the placard found next to this site. It's a beautiful place to visit and if you're there early enough, there are no people around to disturb the silence of the mountains. Looking out across the forest and hills, I can clearly understand why Hong Kong was settled so long ago and why people still flock to it's shores. My thoughts are interrupted by the song of a bird, and I smile, the wisdom path is a place worth visiting. Technical information: It's about a 10 minute walk from the monastery and there is almost no elevation. The path is semi-well maintained and wide enough for 4 people to walk abreast.

A short hike from the Big Buddha down the Ngong Ping fun walk will lead you to the wisdom path…read morewhich were passages from Heart Sutra inscribed on tall stone planks arranged in an infinity symbol. Kind of like a twisted version of Stonehenge. There was a path that takes you alongside the planks. Some parts were steep, but manageable with sneakers. The whole structure can also be viewed from a viewing platform a bit further down the trail. Here there were some signs describing the significance of the wisdom path and indicating which characters appeared on each plank. The fun walk took us past some abandoned buildings, but it seemed safe enough as the path was heavily used. It was interesting and definitely had a spiritual sense to the area, but can be skipped if short on time.

A very much underrated museum…read more Railway has been an integral part of the life of a lot of people, especially on the Kowloon side. Despite the fact that the original KCR (Kowloon-Canto Railway) served less people and had less stations than her little brother underground, they certainly had a much longer and richer history (KCR started operating since 1910, MTR started operating since 1979), and this place is a perfect spot for showcasing a snippet of it. The museum was the original Tai Po Market Station, as you could see the main part of the station entrance was preserved. It somehow shows the significant of the old stations, as there are only four stations in the whole KCR system that haven't changed their the locations nor names in the last 100 years. One of the other notable change was the Kowloon station, which was originally located at the Clock Tower you can see now in TST. Now other than walking on the railway and pretending you are in Taiwan, you can also hop on to some of the old, discommissioned trains. Some were meant to be coal-powered, and some were meant to be diesel-powered (me think). I do remember that when I was young (like VERY young, okay?), KCR replaced all the trains to be powered by electricity. But I was so confused (remember? I was young!) why the hell you'd like to have 電器化火車 (as in, "household appliance-ified" trains) which it actually meant 電氣化火車 (railway electrification system). Oh boy. I could totally imagine my kids would ask why do we even call it 火車 (like, "fire car"). Anyway, you are free to take pictures here, exceptional for events, commercial purpose, or wedding. I'm sure the "wedding" part was added later on as it was a overly popular place to take wedding pictures, and people practically affect the normal operation of the museum.

The Hong Kong Railway Museum is the site of the original Tai Po Market Station, built in 1913…read more When the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) went from 'choo choo' to 'swoosh' in 1983, Tai Wo and Tai Po Market station opened up to the north and south of this site, thus making it redundant as a working station. (Historical note: the KCR went 'doot doot' in 1997.) Now, the site is for people like me who love a bit of history, and who love their locomotive 'choo choo' trains. And it's all free! To be honest, the site looks a little fake because everything is restored in its full, vibrant colour, including the entrance of the station which is designed with the Chinese temple architecture. I guess I prefer a little more of the 'crumbling walls and cobwebs' history, but it was good fun walking down the old railway tracks in the open-air. The exhibition room has examples of train tickets and models of the KCR train, including a ticket office that has been restored and refurnished so you can see how it all was back in the day. It won't take you more than an hour to get around the whole museum. It does seem a bit strange that this relatively untouched piece of railway history is rather isolated from other tourist attractions, so I'm not sure how one could make a day of it. Being right next to a hectic local Tai Po street market, you could do a little food market shopping after, I guess? Or you could walk another 15 minutes to Man Mo Temple (in Tai Po). I guess Tai Po in itself is full of other less-touristy stuff to do, but if you're around the area, this little gem might be worth checking out.

A beautiful, small island with great views. Feels much different than the main part of the…read morecountry, a nice little day trip to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city life.

Peng Chau is awesome and we spent a whole day here wandering about. If you want to get away from…read moreit, meet locals who smile and see an original side of HK this is it. Be quick though because despite local resistance the hotel developers are moving in...fast I love seeing decay (it's weird I know) and here you can find heaps of old buildings being reclaimed by nature. Lots of rubbish, but that's reality, and as someone who makes sculpture from rubbish I was in heaven. Wander to Shelley's lane off Wing On street and see how some locals are also turning the rubbish into art. If Shelly is there you can have a chat, kind of, my Cantonese is zero and her English is a little rough, but we got by. There's loads of dogs and cats wandering about which the locals feed, cos like I said, they are nice. Come on people, let's save Peng Chau! Get that ferry and get wandering.

Good ol' Mui Wo. I say this because when I first decided to move homes it was Mui Wo my girlfriend…read moreand I searched in. When we arrived we were struck by the amazing feeling that Mui Wo had actually frozen in time, it looked like it was stuck in some place a decade ago! We instantly fell in love with it from then and there. It's charm is not only associated with its back-in-time feel. It has a range of fantastic seafood restaurants along the water front and towards the beach, a handful of extremely tasty western restaurants and quirky, unique stores by the pier. Don't ask me what's behind the beach towards the mountains - mosquitos, spiders, and snakes? As well as a couple of hiking trails and waterfalls... probably...maybe? Now that I live here, by the pier, I eat out at least once a day (great for the taste buds, not so great for the wallet), feel less stressed, and do not miss the city life one bit. Ok, there are times when I miss a ferry by a minute and stomp around like an angry toddler cursing the infrequency of the timetable, or other times when I need to plan my entire day if I'm going to do more than one activity on 'the other side' (Hong Kong Island). But those occasions are few and far between. I'm not the only one who loves this little place. On weekends all the hikers, beach goers, and tourists stream off of ferries and buses to have a chilled out BBQ, visit one of the beaches down at Cheung Sha, or visit Tai O fishing village. Don't forget Lantau is the biggest of all of Hong Kong's islands and Mui Wo is a perfect place to start the Lantau adventure!

We had lunch in Tsim Sha Tsui and then we drove all the way out to Sai Kung. It's an interesting…read moredrive away from downtown areas. There's a lot of vendors selling knick-knacks and stuff on the promenade. There's a pier. There's boating. It's nice to take a walk here. My mom said she went hiking around here a while ago. It does not feel like a resort, but it's nice to see the water and people around.

Worth it for the views alone. Walk along the public pier until you hit this promenade that ends…read morewhere the sailboats are. It's much less touristy and is nothing more than a few locals lounging about. This is pretty much the Almalfi Coast but Asian.

The Sam Tung UK Museum was significant in architecture and history. And it showed the Hakka culture…read moreand history through the objects, the video clips and so on. We can find some opinions of the visitors towards this museum. According to most of the visitors, the Sam Tung UK museum is worth to visit as it presenting the Hakka history and cultural. Most of them praised the exhibition there was "great", "excellent" and they enjoyed the visiting and also, stated that they would come again and encourage their friends to come here as the exhibition was "informative". Moreover, the exhibition and also the museum itself can let the visitors know more about the development of Tsuen Wan and Hakka culture, for example, a visitor has stated that the video clips and the displays made him know more about the Hakka culture such as the Hakka women, the traditional Hakka snacks and the architecture characteristic of Hakka people. The Sam Tung UK museum was a place to display the Hakka culture and history because Sam Tung UK itself was the heritage for the Hakka lived in the past. However, there were some limitations in presenting the Hakka culture. The Government should make some changes to eliminate those weaknesses. Also, the exhibition such as the Rice agricultural was displayed since 2008. It should be changed to another and thus to catch the attention of more visitor. It stills a good place for us to connect the history and culture of Hakka. When I have visited here, I really had that feeling. It is so amazing and I feel great to connect the history here.