Thursday, August 15, 2013

Internations Expat Guide to Hong Kong

I was recently pointed in the direction of the Internations Expat Guide to Hong Kong and I was curious what it had to offer.

It does a good job of giving a complete overview of all the things you need to know about living in Hong Kong, eg getting a HK ID Card. However it might leave you wondering about the finer details and exact steps needed to do this.  Also it doesn't have a 'personal' feel about it, as in writing from someone who has really been through it all and bumped their head. I would say this book decribes the 'correct' way of doing things but sometimes the experience can be more frustrating or exhausting than expected.

I would definitely recommend this for anyone who is new to Hong Kong and needs a solid introduction. But if you have found your way here for a while already it probably won't add that much additiona information.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Pretty City

We flew into Hong Kong last night after a wonderful holiday in Greece and another wedding celebration in The Netherlands.  We arrived in the afternoon and the drive home plus walking around today has made me realise that Hong Kong IS an attractive city. 

The drive from the airport to the city I think is one of the best I've seen. I have travelled a fair bit and can't remember when I saw such interesting views in a 30min drive - city scape, mountains, interesting bridges, harbour views, islands, cute boats on the water all in. 

And then today the mountains in Kowloon were peaking just enough through the buildings to make me think of Cape Town. And wow the sunset. The sunset in Oia, Santorini in Greece is meant to be the best but I don't quite agree. The Greek sunset is great, but Hong Kong provides a mood and setting that evokes something more in my opinion.