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Day-by-day itineraries, what to eat, how the city actually works, and the places within a train ride that are worth the day.
Day Trips from Hong Kong
A Portuguese colony, a set of car-free islands, walled villages in the New Territories, and a Chinese megacity across the border.
Eating in Hong Kong
Cantonese cooking at every price, a diner cuisine invented here, and the highest concentration of restaurants of almost any city.
From Fishing Villages to One Country, Two Systems
A hundred and fifty-six years as a British colony, a handover with a fifty-year guarantee, and the twenty-five years since.
Getting Around Hong Kong
One card for the metro, the ferries, the trams, the buses and a great deal of your shopping.
Hiking in Hong Kong
Three-quarters of the territory is undeveloped, forty per cent is protected country park, and almost none of it is on the tourist map.
Hong Kong Airport to the City
A 24-minute express train with free shuttle buses and in-town check-in, and a bus that costs a fifth as much.
How Much Does Hong Kong Cost?
One of the most expensive places on earth to rent a room and one of the cheapest to eat well and get around.
Three Days in Hong Kong
The island, Kowloon and a mountain ridge, joined by the cheapest ferry in the world.
Where to Stay in Hong Kong
Rooms are small and expensive everywhere, so the question is which side of the harbour and how close to an MTR station.