China & Hong Kong

Hong Kong Disneyland (Part 1) – Main Street USA, Fantasyland & the Castle [Photos & Videos]

Hong Kong Disneyland (Part 1) – Main Street USA, Fantasyland & the Castle [Photos & Videos]

Travel / China & Hong Kong

I can’t think of a better way to start off this series of posts than stating the fact that I love Disneyland! It doesn’t matter how old or how young you are. Being in a Disneyland theme park is always such a… magical experience. Those...

Published 1 week ago · 932 views
Sparklette is going to Hong Kong Disneyland!

Sparklette is going to Hong Kong Disneyland!

Travel / China & Hong Kong

That’s right; we’ll be at Hong Kong Disneyland this weekend! I’m totally psyched! While this isn’t my first visit to Disneyland — I went to Tokyo Disneyland previously — being in the world of Disney is always one heck...

Published 1 month ago · 662 views
Headed to Hong Kong this holiday? Use the SCMP Christmas Shoppers’ Guide!

Headed to Hong Kong this holiday? Use the SCMP Christmas Shoppers’ Guide!

Travel / China & Hong Kong

This is one of the projects I have been working on over the past couple of months under my web design company Sparklette Studio. The South China Morning Post, one of Hong Kong’s main English-language newspapers, really like the design of this website,...

Published 1 year ago · 723 views
Park Hyatt Shanghai – Mooncakes Straight from the Motherland Itself

Park Hyatt Shanghai – Mooncakes Straight from the Motherland Itself

Travel / China & Hong Kong

It has been weeks of nonstop mooncake binging action at the Sparklette headquarters. Until now, all the mooncakes I have featured can be found in Singapore, including the Concorde Hotel halal mooncakes that are imported from Malaysia. This past weekend,...

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Published 1 year ago · 1,502 views
Hong Kong: Off the Beaten Path – Food Heaven in Sheung Wan

Hong Kong: Off the Beaten Path – Food Heaven in Sheung Wan

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Guest-contributed post by Razlan Manjaji.Sheung Wan may not feature prominently on your holiday itinerary to Hong Kong. After all, this town located to the west of Hong Kong Island boasts few shopping malls and tourist spots. Unless you are a fan of...

Published 1 year ago · 3,047 views
Hong Kong (Day 5)

Hong Kong (Day 5)

Travel / China & Hong Kong

I vaguely remember waking up at 10am before deciding to snooze for a couple more minutes. The next thing I know, it’s 11:40am! And I have to get my butt out of the hotel by 12! Fortunately when I call up the hotel reception, they agree to give me...

Published 6 years ago · 10,873 views
Hong Kong (Day 4) – Trip to Tai-o & Macau

Hong Kong (Day 4) – Trip to Tai-o & Macau

Travel / China & Hong Kong

Last day for sightseeing. I had the alarm clock ring at 8am, and I got barely two hours of sleep behind me! Made my way to the pier to take a ferry to Lantau Island.Lantau Island is located on the Western side of Hong Kong, far away from the hustle-bustle...

Published 6 years ago · 17,293 views
Hong Kong (Day 3)

Hong Kong (Day 3)

Travel / China & Hong Kong

I woke up feeling hung over and headachish from the previous night at 1pm! I was utterly shocked when I saw the time on the clock; I was so sure it wasn’t working. If my phone hadn’t rang, I wouldn’t even have woken up. By then, half...

Published 6 years ago · 15,543 views
Hong Kong (Day 2)

Hong Kong (Day 2)

Travel / China & Hong Kong

Day 2 in Hong Kong kicked off with a bad start. I went to the tram terminal to catch a ride to the Peak. The tram had moved about thirty metres away from the terminal before it stalled completely. After about half an hour of fiddling with this and that,...

Published 6 years ago · 11,421 views
Hong Kong (Day 1)

Hong Kong (Day 1)

Travel / China & Hong Kong

On my Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong, the flight attendant made sure I got my low-calorie meal. I had specified it as a meal preference when booking the flight. It turns out to be a meal with egg white, eggplant, and asparagus.When we arrived in...

Published 6 years ago · 13,127 views
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