So I visited Las Vegas these past few days with Chuck, Teresa, and my bro 12/27-12/30. I’m waiting for the flight back to SFO right now at the Vegas airport. Overall, it was a pretty awesome trip. As expected (I guess…), I ended up down $$, but not too bad… so i feel neutral right [...]
Last day of our trip
Day 4 (Friday, 7/27)
Total money spent (in USD):
$45 – Round trip, ferry from HK -> Macau
$10 – Lunch at The Venetian
$XX – Money lost in gambling at Macau
$5 – Dinner at the airport
Net expenses: ~USD$60 + $XX
On our last day in Hong Kong, Wei and I headed to [...]
On the streets at Tsim Sha Tsui
Day 3 (Saturday, 7/26)
Total money spent (in USD):
$10 – Transportation costs
$15 – Dinner at PRC
$30 – Shopping in Mong Kok
$10 – Drinks at Lam Kwai Fong
Net Expenses: ~USD$65
Wei and I left our hostel around 11am and went our separate ways. I went to have lunch with my [...]
Me and Wei, view on the ferry ride from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island around noontime
Day 2 (Friday, 7/25)
Total money spent (in USD):
$20 – Lunch at Isola in IFC
$10 – Transportation costs
$40 – Shopping, clothes
$20 – Dinner, dessert
$10 – Drinks at Lam Kwai Fong
Net expenses: ~USD$100
We left our hostel at around 11AM and [...]
A glimpse of Hong Kong from The Peak at night
We just arrived back from [tag]Hong Kong/tag] late last night, departed at midnight on Sunday and arrived around 2AM this morning. I must say that this trip was really fun and we certainly made the most of four days i.e. we did in about 80 hours [...]
I’ve been here in Hong Kong for five days now and today marks the day that I began to develop a fondness for Hong Kong…
Why?
I finally had a good look at Hong Kong Island today. For those of you who aren’t too familiar with the geography of Hong Kong (me before and still a bit [...]
What it’s like in a subway station in Tokyo, Japan:
High-class Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan where there is an Apple store:
In summary, Japan was really awesome. I highly recommend you visit sometime if you’ve never been. Here are some key points:
Bring a lot of money (cash). If you plan to shop for clothes [...]
This past weekend I headed to Macau with my buddy Leeway. It was a fun trip no doubt. I came back with less money than I went there with (but that’s expected ). We stayed at the Hotel Sintra.
Here are some of my thoughts about Macau:
Macau and Hong Kong currency annoyances. Over there they [...]
Rather than blogging about my days here, I figured it’d be more worth your time to read 10 interesting customs that you will find here in Taiwan. So if you’re ever schmoozing with someone from Asia, you have something to break the ice with. “I heard that…”
Want a plastic bag for your items [...]
