Let Me Show You My Hong Kong (and my Macau, too)
Walking Tours of Hong Kong (and Macau)--With An Expert Guide
Hong Kong gets 29.5 million tourists a year. They wait in long lines to take the tram up to The Peak, ride to Kowloon on the Star Ferry, eat dim sum and won ton noodles at the same six or seven restaurants every guidebook recommends, and maybe stop off to buy some fake jade Buddhas at the market on Cat Street.But you want to be more than a tourist.
You want to eat at the best Cantonese restaurants. Not the overhyped and pricey hotel restaurants in the new Michelin Guide, the ones that locals know. You want an on the ground insight into the history, architecture and politics of China, and Asia's most multi-cultural and cosmopolitan city.You'd like to visit the authentic, local places that tourists haven't found, meet interesting Hong Kongers in journalism, the arts and politics, get to know Hong Kong's modern architectural gems, and walk through ancient walled Chinese villages that remain standing among groves of urban high-rise apartments.
Maybe you just want to find out, for once and for all, what are all those strange dried things laid out for sale in the market.
You've just found your local connection
If you are coming to Hong Kong and want to have the kind of experience you'd only expect to have after living here for years, drop me an email:RealTravelHongKong@gmail.com
I can teach you some cool Cantonese slang.
Take you to a politicial demonstration or a visit to the only courtrooms in China where the judges and barristers wear horsehair wigs.
Shop for Chinese porcelain dishes and ebony chopsticks in Hong Kong's oldest department store.
Explore Hong Kong's Street Food Paradise
Hong Kong has an endless variety of amazing food that you'd have a hard time ordering on your own if you don't speak or read Chinese. Everything from braised goose webs (they are yummy!) to a cake made of a "thousand" delicate layers of tofu skin.There are secret trails, high above Hong Kong's skyscrapers, cut by Chinese pirates in the 1800s who would sit up there and watch the comings and goings of the boats in the harbour. There are mountain paths leading to splendid Buddhist temples. Little ferry boats that head off to tiny, off-the map islands. Old coffee shops straight out of a Wong Kar-wai movie, and hidden restaurants that sell the best borscht this side of Moscow.
Start Planning your Little Adventure in Hong Kong
If
you are planning a trip to Hong Kong, and want to go "off the map," pop me an email and let me know your dates of
travel, and what you're interested in--food, culture, language,
architecture, history, hiking. Then we can talk or email and plan a tailor-made itinerary for you, based on your interests and travel schedule.
What does it cost?
It's all up to you. My fee varies according to the amount of time you would like to spend out and about (I have a 3 hour minimum), and the number of people who are on board (four people at once, max).
Just tell me what you'd like to do in Hong Kong, and we will create a "Little Adventure" that fits your interests and budget.
To start the ball rolling, email me:
RealTravelHongKong@gmail.com
Look forward to hearing from you. See you in Hong Kong in 2009!
P.S.: I can also show you the real Macau. But better hurry. The government and businessmen in this historic, 400 year old Portuguese city are determined to turn it into the "Las Vegas of the East." There's still time to catch this marvelous place before it folds.
Posted by Hong Kong Without A Map at 1/6/2009 8:13 AM 
Categories: personal tour hong kong,walking tours hong kong,food tours hong kong
Categories: personal tour hong kong,walking tours hong kong,food tours hong kong
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