After checking in my luggage for the flight at the central station, and being able to nab a window seat for the plane that night, I went off to visit the last sights in Hong Kong. Starting off by using the escalators that climb up the hillside, with my hand baggage in tow, I made my way towards to the funicular station that would take me up to The Peak, from where there are exceptional views of Victoria Harbour. After spending some time taking in the view, I...

After debating for some time, on my final full day in the area I crossed into mainland China, visiting the city of Shenzhen. Taking the metro up to the border, and crossing the pedestrian bridge through the no-man's-land, I went around the corner, where after filling in some forms and handing over about £50 I was given a 5 day visa to the Special Economic Region - far easier than applying for a normal Chinese visa. Being checked at passport control whe...

After spending the day in Macau, the following day I stayed in Hong Kong, making my way over to Lantau Island. Passing by close to the airport, I made my way up to Po Lin to visit the Big Buddha statue and Monastery (which was unfortunately undergoing major reconstruction). After witnessing the huge monument, I went back down the mountain to the traditional village of Tai O with stilt houses. Making my way back to Hong Kong earlier than expected, I walked down...

On my first full day the weather in Hong Kong was torrential...getting absolutely drenched after a few minutes, despite all my waterproofs on, but this didn't matter so much as I walked a short distance to the ferry terminal, where I would take a ferry over to the Portuguese version of Hong Kong - Macau. The territory was handed back over to China in 1999 and unlike Hong Kong is very very small (around half the size of San Marino, compared to HK's half the size ...