May 14, 2014, 6:17 pm
Last edit by: christep
HKG DO 2014 | 8-9 November
HKG Arrival Transport Guide
Proposed Activities
Friday 7 Nov
During the day HongKongHikers (in the person of christep who manages that group) will be running a not particularly hard social hike anyway, which visiting FTers are welcome to join.
Information for this hike can be found in post 201. Please PM christep or comment in this thread if you wish to join to confirm details of where to meet etc.
5pm - Morton's in TST - Pre-pre-Do drinks, with complimentary filet mignon sandwiches
7pm - IC (Salisbury Road) Lobby Lounge - Pre-Do drinks with excellent views of the harbour
Saturday 8 Nov
Option 1:
Day trip on Hong Kong Island
Yum cha at 9am at Metropol (across the road from Conrad), followed by taking the Peak Tram up to The Peak and a walk around Lugard Road for excellent views of Hong Kong. Quick lunch while still at The Peak, then head down into town for a private tram tour for a maximum of 35 guests. Price of the tram tour will depend on the number of people signing-up but will not be more than HK$200 (around £15 or US$25) per person. Payment will be taken on the day. The tour will finish by 4pm, giving attendee time to prepare for the Do dinner on Lamma Island.
Option 2:
8.15am - meet at Admiralty or TST for day hike in the North East New Territories.
We will walk along the very picturesque shore of the marine geopark, visit the old (and now largely deserted) Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo, and finish around the edge of Starling Inlet, overlooking the border and the eastern end of Shenzhen. We'll take lunch at a local rice & noodles place at the end of the hike. The total distance is about 15km (a little under 10 miles) and there's only one significant bit of hill climbing of about 180m (60 floors of a building). It should be doable by anyone with the fitness to walk at a reasonable pace for about 4 hours. No specialist gear is needed - just lightweight clothing (no denim/heavy cotton please), strong trainers/sneakers, a hat to keep the sun off (if we're lucky), and a small backpack to carry enough water for the hike and any other essentials (which would include a change of clothing if it's warm or wet). Here are three albums of photos taken by HongKongHikers members on this route (the wild boar having just been killed by (I assume) village dogs is unlikely to be repeated!). And here's a Garmin GPS trace of the route.
4.45pm - back at Admiralty
All
6.45pm - Meet at Central for ferry to Rainbow Restaurant on Lamma Island for dinner. (Ferry departs 7.00pm). Please don't be late, as you'll have to swim to catch up.
Sunday 9 Nov
Option 1:
9am - Day trip to Lantau Island. It's close to the airport so anyone flying out can easily head off as necessary. Hiking option will be available for those who are not flying out today. Details here.
Option 2:
Champagne Brunch at the IC HK Enjoy a leisurely Champagne brunch from 11:30-15:00 at the IC's Harbourside $782 (inc service charge). Pay on the day. I'm currently holding reservations for 10 diners and will reserve places on a first come first served basis from expressions of interest through the registration form (links to registration form are found at the top and bottom of this wiki post!). Review found here
1. TEX277
2. Economy Seat
3. percysmith
4. KIXman
5. Itsalongwaydown
6. TravelKane
7.
8.
9.
10.
After some discussion, the third option of a serious hike on Lantau has been canned since it seems that Andy's day trip is serious enough for everyone in terms of walking...
Monday
Awesom Andy will be a makeshift tour-guide taking requests from anyone interested.
Attendance
(Username, arrival date/flight, departure date/flight, hotel)
Confirmed
Awesom Andy Completed registration
TEX277 Completed registration
Oreck Completed registration
NHH Completed registration
Itsalongwaydown Completed registration
cjwong88 Completed registration
christep Completed registration
Economy Seat Completed registration
kirkwoodj Completed registration
Getiton Completed registration
smitty06 Completed registration
SumGai88 Completed registration
freqflyercoll Completed registration
TravelKane Completed registration
percysmith Completed registration
ColoradoGal Completed registration
nomadic.relief Completed registration
lowjhg
pfbloom Completed registration
GrjApp Completed registration
slickalick Completed registration
sneezyalex (Now HGHUA) Completed registration
ckpeter Completed registration
kaka Completed registration
timid_trnchcoat Completed registration
Travelingsmithy Completed registration
Arcanum Completed registration
EZEDoesIt Completed registration
KIXman Completed registration
johnwmaher (NOV 7/CX 505, NOV 10/CX 520, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui)Completed registration
ellyse Completed registration
JohnK Completed registration
JohnK+1 Completed registration
Interested
penegal
centxwx
Melville
chchkiwi
dedehans
belinik
rstruthe
garykung
Belinik
tuapekastar
yul36
intuition
danang
TravellerOnline
jozdemir
deathscar
WillTravel (+1)
GrizShel
SQ421
moondog
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HKG Arrival Transport Guide
Proposed Activities
Friday 7 Nov
During the day HongKongHikers (in the person of christep who manages that group) will be running a not particularly hard social hike anyway, which visiting FTers are welcome to join.
Information for this hike can be found in post 201. Please PM christep or comment in this thread if you wish to join to confirm details of where to meet etc.
5pm - Morton's in TST - Pre-pre-Do drinks, with complimentary filet mignon sandwiches
7pm - IC (Salisbury Road) Lobby Lounge - Pre-Do drinks with excellent views of the harbour
Saturday 8 Nov
Option 1:
Day trip on Hong Kong Island
Yum cha at 9am at Metropol (across the road from Conrad), followed by taking the Peak Tram up to The Peak and a walk around Lugard Road for excellent views of Hong Kong. Quick lunch while still at The Peak, then head down into town for a private tram tour for a maximum of 35 guests. Price of the tram tour will depend on the number of people signing-up but will not be more than HK$200 (around £15 or US$25) per person. Payment will be taken on the day. The tour will finish by 4pm, giving attendee time to prepare for the Do dinner on Lamma Island.
Option 2:
8.15am - meet at Admiralty or TST for day hike in the North East New Territories.
We will walk along the very picturesque shore of the marine geopark, visit the old (and now largely deserted) Hakka village of Lai Chi Wo, and finish around the edge of Starling Inlet, overlooking the border and the eastern end of Shenzhen. We'll take lunch at a local rice & noodles place at the end of the hike. The total distance is about 15km (a little under 10 miles) and there's only one significant bit of hill climbing of about 180m (60 floors of a building). It should be doable by anyone with the fitness to walk at a reasonable pace for about 4 hours. No specialist gear is needed - just lightweight clothing (no denim/heavy cotton please), strong trainers/sneakers, a hat to keep the sun off (if we're lucky), and a small backpack to carry enough water for the hike and any other essentials (which would include a change of clothing if it's warm or wet). Here are three albums of photos taken by HongKongHikers members on this route (the wild boar having just been killed by (I assume) village dogs is unlikely to be repeated!). And here's a Garmin GPS trace of the route.
4.45pm - back at Admiralty
All
6.45pm - Meet at Central for ferry to Rainbow Restaurant on Lamma Island for dinner. (Ferry departs 7.00pm). Please don't be late, as you'll have to swim to catch up.
Sunday 9 Nov
Option 1:
9am - Day trip to Lantau Island. It's close to the airport so anyone flying out can easily head off as necessary. Hiking option will be available for those who are not flying out today. Details here.
Option 2:
Champagne Brunch at the IC HK Enjoy a leisurely Champagne brunch from 11:30-15:00 at the IC's Harbourside $782 (inc service charge). Pay on the day. I'm currently holding reservations for 10 diners and will reserve places on a first come first served basis from expressions of interest through the registration form (links to registration form are found at the top and bottom of this wiki post!). Review found here
1. TEX277
2. Economy Seat
3. percysmith
4. KIXman
5. Itsalongwaydown
6. TravelKane
7.
8.
9.
10.
After some discussion, the third option of a serious hike on Lantau has been canned since it seems that Andy's day trip is serious enough for everyone in terms of walking...
Monday
Awesom Andy will be a makeshift tour-guide taking requests from anyone interested.
Attendance
(Username, arrival date/flight, departure date/flight, hotel)
Confirmed
Awesom Andy Completed registration
TEX277 Completed registration
Oreck Completed registration
NHH Completed registration
Itsalongwaydown Completed registration
cjwong88 Completed registration
christep Completed registration
Economy Seat Completed registration
kirkwoodj Completed registration
Getiton Completed registration
smitty06 Completed registration
SumGai88 Completed registration
freqflyercoll Completed registration
TravelKane Completed registration
percysmith Completed registration
ColoradoGal Completed registration
nomadic.relief Completed registration
lowjhg
pfbloom Completed registration
GrjApp Completed registration
slickalick Completed registration
sneezyalex (Now HGHUA) Completed registration
ckpeter Completed registration
kaka Completed registration
timid_trnchcoat Completed registration
Travelingsmithy Completed registration
Arcanum Completed registration
EZEDoesIt Completed registration
KIXman Completed registration
johnwmaher (NOV 7/CX 505, NOV 10/CX 520, Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui)Completed registration
ellyse Completed registration
JohnK Completed registration
JohnK+1 Completed registration
Interested
penegal
centxwx
Melville
chchkiwi
dedehans
belinik
rstruthe
garykung
Belinik
tuapekastar
yul36
intuition
danang
TravellerOnline
jozdemir
deathscar
WillTravel (+1)
GrizShel
SQ421
moondog
***NEW*** Registration now open!
HKG DO 2014 | 8-9 November
Nov 6, 2014, 1:36 am
#226
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Nov 6, 2014, 1:37 am
#227
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we are booked under "flyertalk" in Morton's right?
Nov 6, 2014, 1:58 am
#228
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Nov 6, 2014, 5:40 am
#230
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And what time is the tram ride on saturday? Im not going to the peak as a local but would join the tram. (Was up there 2 times in the last 2 mths n will need to go again next week!!)
Nov 6, 2014, 6:54 am
#231
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It's a very small place and very casual so there's no booking. With my flight scheduled to arrive at midday, I'll be there early enough any how.
Also, IC doesn't take bookings, but there shouldn't be any issues with seats at 7-ish.
Welcome to HKG!
We have taken note of this, so don't worry about re-submitting the registration form.
Tram ride is booked for 2pm - 4pm, starting from the Whitty Street depot.
Also, IC doesn't take bookings, but there shouldn't be any issues with seats at 7-ish.
We have taken note of this, so don't worry about re-submitting the registration form.
Tram ride is booked for 2pm - 4pm, starting from the Whitty Street depot.
Nov 6, 2014, 7:13 am
#233
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Hike Status Update
At the moment I have the following... if there are any adjustments to this then please let me know by PM ASAP, thanks.
Friday hike Details: http://hongkonghikers.org/item/745206
Confirmed: nomadic.relief, HGHUA, timid_trnchcoat
Registered but no response to confirmation PM: TravelKane, freqflyercoll
Saturday hike Details: http://hongkonghikers.org/item/753631
Confirmed: EZEdoesit
No response to confirmation PM: travelingsmithy
Sunday hike
Interested (maybe): nomadic.relief, travelingsmithy, HGHUA, johnwmaher, pfbloom
For the Sunday hike, I will decide whether, what and where on Friday or Saturday after I've met at least some of you.
Friday hike Details: http://hongkonghikers.org/item/745206
Confirmed: nomadic.relief, HGHUA, timid_trnchcoat
Registered but no response to confirmation PM: TravelKane, freqflyercoll
Saturday hike Details: http://hongkonghikers.org/item/753631
Confirmed: EZEdoesit
No response to confirmation PM: travelingsmithy
Sunday hike
Interested (maybe): nomadic.relief, travelingsmithy, HGHUA, johnwmaher, pfbloom
For the Sunday hike, I will decide whether, what and where on Friday or Saturday after I've met at least some of you.
Last edited by christep; Nov 6, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Nov 6, 2014, 6:27 pm
#234
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Nov 6, 2014, 8:44 pm
#237
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Nov 6, 2014, 9:29 pm
#238
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Location: SYD
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Posts: 1,799
From HIX Soho, the best way would be to take the 5mins walk to the MTR station. The streets are a little narrow though, so be careful of the traffic. Take the MTR one stop to Central, and go towards the back half of the train if you would like a shorter walk for the transfer. At Central, change to the red line, and take the train for 2 stops. You will arrive at Tsim Sha Tsui station. Go to exit L1 and the Sheraton is across the road. However, if you aren't a fan of stairs, use the near by exit K.
Although if you plan on coming later, and go straight to the IC, use exit J, and walk a few mins down the road.
Although if you plan on coming later, and go straight to the IC, use exit J, and walk a few mins down the road.
Last edited by Awesom Andy; Nov 7, 2014 at 1:33 am Reason: instructions updated
Nov 6, 2014, 9:49 pm
#239
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And before I start on the liquid diet, here's the address for the yum cha tomorrow:
Chinese:
名都酒樓
中環金鐘道95號統一中心4樓
English:
Metropol Restaurant
4/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty
If you are staying in the Conrad, you can simply go down to the shopping mall and walk across the bridge. For those staying further afield, the MTR would be the best option, as one of the exits is linked to the building.
Chinese:
名都酒樓
中環金鐘道95號統一中心4樓
English:
Metropol Restaurant
4/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty
If you are staying in the Conrad, you can simply go down to the shopping mall and walk across the bridge. For those staying further afield, the MTR would be the best option, as one of the exits is linked to the building.