Hong Kong & Macau : 05 Nights/06 Days

Hong Kong (Heung Gong in Cantonese, Xian gang in Mandarin, meaning “fragrant harbor”) has the big city specials like smog, odour, 14 million elbows and an insane love of clatter and the city. But it’s also efficient, hushed and peaceful: the transport network is excellent, the shopping centres are sublime which sell donkey outfits, the cuisine is legendary, and the temples and quiet corners of parks are contemplative oases. The  best  thing  about  being  in  Hong  Kong  is  getting  flummoxed  and  fired  by  the  confluences  and contradictions of a Chinese city with Chinese and Western elements. It’s about savoring new tastes, weaving through human gridlock and humming some dumb Canto pop tune while slurping your noodles.

Macau is a wonderful city to stroll around. If you’re feeling energetic you could walk to almost all of its sights in one single day (the entire territory covering 7 sq mi/17 sq km). We loved the feeling we got roaming the hilly winding streets and the back alleys. Although the European-style architecture and plazas are unusual for this part of the world, you would never mistake Macau for Lisbon.