Lantau Island from Cheung Chau's North Pavilion Lookout
Cheung Chau Island is located to the South West of Hong Kong Island, and South of Lantau Island, and it’s home to a large fishing fleet and around 20,000 residents. I posted some pictures of the beach, some restaurants and the main square back here, but there are also some pretty good views to be… Read more
Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong
Peng Chau Island is off the beaten track for many. Weekenders and tourists tend to go to Lantau, Lamma or Cheung Chau, all of which are more developed than Peng Chau. There is little or no business on Peng Chau, other than those that serve the needs of the residents. It is basically a dormitory… Read more
Cheung Chau Island, Tung Wan Beach
If you’re not crazy about hiking here in Hong Kong (it does get pretty hot in the summer months!) then a visit to Cheung Chau Island may work for you: it has a nice beach, which I’ve covered in this post, and a great lookout point that I’ll cover separately. It’s one of the smallest… Read more
A wetland on the way to Silvermine Waterfall
I live in a lovely part of the world: Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Mui Wo sits on Silvermine Bay, South Lantau, so called because there was a silver mine in the hills behind the bay, that was worked in the second half of the 19th Century – 1862, until work stopped… Read more
Stanley Main Beach, Hong Kong
The walk from Park View, on Hong Kong Island, to Stanley Gap Road takes about an hour and a half – more or less, depending on your level of fitness. It’s a tough trail because it contains the famous (some would say infamous!) 1,000 steps – which are actually 1,100 steps – and there is… Read more
Sok Kwu Wan seafood restaurants
The territory of Hong Kong encompasses 246 islands, the majority of which are uninhabited, with some barely more than a big rock. However, in addition to Lantau Island, where I live, there’s also a community on Lamma Island, which lies to the South-West of Hong Kong Island. Whereas Lantau is the biggest island in the… Read more
Hills between Mui Wo and Discovery Bay
One of the more popular hikes on Lantau Island goes from Discovery Bay (generally referred to as DB) to Mui Wo but, because I live in Mui Wo, I usually do it in the opposite direction. Mui Wo is changing increasingly quickly now. It was originally a local Chinese fishing community and, before the Tsing… Read more
Hong Kong Island from Mui Wo
Hong Kong is a fantastic place for hiking. The territory is mountainous with some spectacular scenery and there are many hiking trails on Hong Kong Island, the New Territories and the Outlying Islands. If you’re really in to hiking there are also numerous hash and hiking clubs that organise events and races. These can vary… Read more