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Tai Long Wan Beach - the Trip
The best beach in Hong Kong is situated on the new territories next to Sai Kung. Unless you want to pay an helicopter to get there... you will have to do the same as everyone : getting on the MTR until Mongkok, then a minibus to Sai Kung, followed by...
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Tai Long Wan Beach
What do you do when you are going to the beach in France or on holidays ? You are just going to do like everyone else aren't you ? Time to check the best place for our daily camp; right in the middle of the beach! Some doesn't want to rest and are playing...
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Tai Long Wan Beach - the Waterfall
On your way to the second beach, just on the left side, you will find a small rocky path which will bring you to the waterfall! This path can be a bit hard with unappropriate shoes depending of how good you are at jumping from a rock to an other! I almost...
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First junk boat
On other thing to do in HK is to participate to a junk trip! Especially in summer, many people are trying to escape the heat on the main island, so sailing to one or more small islands is great refreshment. For our first junk, I was waiting to see those...
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Taking the cable car
On a long week end, we decided to go to see the big Buddha... Of course, we chose the sunny day to visit the science museum and the cloudy one to do outdoor visits... what ever... here is the pictures! To go to the Big Buddha, you can either walk 4 to...
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Big Buddha
To experience the cultural side of Hong Kong, the Po Lin Monastery and the Tian Tan Buddha are perfect. Also known as the Big Buddha, this statue is the world's largest bronze statue ! Finished in 1993, it's 34 meters tall and weighs 250 tonnes. It sits...
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Po Lin Monastery
Built in 1924, the Po Lin Monastery was initially a small temple named "the Big Thatched Hut". After almost 80 years, it was extended and became one of the top attraction for tourists in Hong Kong. A last part of the monastery is scheduled for 2012 -...
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Trek - The Peak to Aberdeen
Hong Kong is a perfect place to hike. With a majority of the territory preserved as natural country parks, you will have plenty of choice for your hikes from Hong Kong Island to the new territories! When you are a novice to this part of HK, the best is...
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The Peak
The Victoria Peak is a mountain located in Hong Kong also known as "the peak". It is the best place to have a spectacular view on the island and the surroundings : Kowloon on the other side of the bay. It is also one of the most expensive place to live....
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The old tram
If you don't want to walk to go to the peak, the best option is to take a ride with the old tramway! It was open for the first time in 1888 and today more than 10 000 persons are riding it every day. If there is no queue, it will take you only 5 minutes...
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The 10 000 Buddhas Monastery
The 10000 Buddhas Monastery is a Buddhist temple in the new territories. It was built in 1957 and the monks carried by foot all the materials along the mountain by themselves. It is also a sacred site in HK as well as classified as a Historic Building...
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The Kowloon Park
The Kowloon Walled City Park was build where the Walled City stood previously. It was a strategic emplacement for the Chinese imperials in the 15th century with its access to the Kowloon Peninsula. During the British occupation, they decided to abandon...
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French food tasting at the "Cafe de Paris"
As usual, a new article on food! As you can find everything type of food in HK, it was time to try one of the French restaurants in Soho, an area in Central. To be honest, I am wondering the whole day what I am craving right now, what is going to be my...
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Ordinary dim sum brunch
In Hong Kong, eating Dim Sum was a tradition for old people. They were considered as a snack taken with the tea in the afternoon. With the time, their place became more important in the Cantonese cuisine and you can know eat Dim Sum for breakfast or at...
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A good patisserie
Just 2 meters away from our apartment, you can find a wonderful "patisserie" :"Thomas Trillion". The perfect gift if you are invited in the area as you can not walk in the heat with it for more than 5 minutes... The red ball is a speciality of this chinese...
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Diner at the "creperie"
And again, it’s time to eat and to eat French! One of our favorite dishes is the typical “crepes”. It must be linked to my Brittany origins… There are only two different “creperie” in HK, both with French chefs in their kitchen, the first one is located...
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A week in the Philippines - Moalboal
While I was waiting for my work permit to be approved, I decided to go diving in the Philippines for a short week. The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7000 islands so I had to decide where I wanted to go! I finally chose Moalboal because it...
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Moalboal part 2
Moalboal is not only a village with its streets, bars and restaurants, it is also the beach! I didn’t choose this destination to chill on a white sand beach with coconut trees so you won’t find this kind of pictures here. Instead, I lived with the locals...
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Kawasan Waterfalls
The Kawasan Waterfalls are situated next to Badian city, 1 hour away from Moalboal with the best guide in town recommended by my French instructor. From the entrance, a nice and short trek of 1 hour is requested on a rocky and tree shaded path. At the...
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Snorkelling around
On my first day in the Philippines, I decided to rest a bit and to enjoy the village before starting to dive on the following day. For the one who wonder why, you are not allowed to dive and take a flight on the same day due to decompression sickness....
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Chilling at the pool
When you are diving every morning from 8am until 1pm, the only thing you want to do after is to eat and then relax for the rest of the afternoon. A small nap is also welcome as diving is more physical that I thought. With the nice weather, a quick nap...
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Diving diving and diving...
The marine life in the Philippines is known as an underwater paradise. With more than 7000 islands and several unspoiled beaches, the marine life is incredibly rich. We chose 3 different spots for my dives: Pescador Island, The Tongo point and Basdiot....
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South of Lamma Island
The second trail was a popular destination on the island. Going from Yung Shue Wan to the villages of Sok Kwu Wan, the walk is following the coastline and offers beautiful scenery. It begins with a nice beach with a power station in front of it. It doesn’t...
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North of Lamma Island
Being the third largest island in Hong Kong, Lamma Island is the perfect place for a week end gateway. We planned our day carefully to enjoy most of the island in one day. As ever the day starts with a ferry from Aberdeen to the island The morning was...
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My personal trainer
Whenever you are working out on your own, you sometimes feel like it is difficult to know which exercises to focus on, to stay motivated after the first month or worst, you don’t see any improvements in your physical conditions… For all of those reasons,...
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