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I would say, stay in Kowloon. It's much more interesting than Hong Kong and a lot cheaper. Most of the cool markets - Ladies, Jade, Bird, Night - are in Kowloon as well.
In fact, I'll say stay in Tsim Sha Tsui - don't be put off that they call it the tourist ghetto - it's close to a lot of cool stuff and for the things which aren't close, there's trains. Depending on how long you're going to be there and how many trains you'll catch, it might be cheaper to get a travel card rather than individual tickets
Catch the ferry to Lantau island, then a bus and see the huge bronze Buddha. Catch the cable car up Victoria Peak and then climb as high as you can. Go to a restaurant and order something by just pointing at the menu. Buy a pound of rambutan still on the branch and eat it in your hotel while watching undubbed game shows.
Keep lots of change if you want to catch the little buses. You need exact change and the drivers speak no or very little English - "pay", "money" and "off" seem to be well know words.
If you want to buy anything expensive, find out your local price first, things aren't always as cheap as they seem. Also you might have to be satisfied with no warranty. Try and go early in the morning as a lot of Chinese traders conside the first sale of the day lucky, and lastly bargain for almost everything, especially at markets.
There's heaps more, you'll have a blast and you're making me really wanna go again! |
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