If you prioritise safety, hygiene, longevity and experience, Sense of Touch's lashlift is the natural way to go I won't lie, when I was younger, the cheaper and more curled eyelash perm Hong Kong, the better. After years of experimenting with different eyelash treatments however, I realised in the long run that safety should be … Continue reading Review: Safest And Most Effective Lash Lift In HK
Spend an easy half day kayaking in Sai Kung, stopping at lush uninhabited islands and swimming in clear waters. We spent a beautiful October day kayaking in Sai Kung for around three hours, covering some 10km on the water and hitting three islands. For this trip, you need no kayak license to rent the boards, … Continue reading Easy Kayaking in Sai Kung’s Islands from Sha Ha
Everyone's go-to bike route in Yuen Long is Nam Sang Wai with good reason, but here's another pleasant one to hit if you're looking to explore further while in the area. After spending my birthday weekend glamping in Yuen Long this year, the district has made a completely different and altogether positive impression in my … Continue reading Hong Kong Riverside Cycling: Tin Shui Path in Yuen Long
This cycling activity from Tung Chung to Disneyland's Inspiration Lake is a great day out of the city, but getting it done can be complicated if you don't know how to navigate the area! Distance: 14km (one way); 28km (round trip) Duration: 3 hours (one way); 5-6 hours (round trip) Difficulty: Easy but long The … Continue reading Best Bike Itinerary From Tung Chung To Disneyland
On a hot summer day in July, I treated my partner for his birthday with an indulgent Couple's Treatment at Sense of Touch in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong. I wanted to do something that was both relaxing, luxurious and intimate outside the city... in a place with a holiday feel. Sense of Touch's Couple's Treatment … Continue reading REVIEW: Couple’s Massage & Scrub Treatment By The Beach At Repulse Bay
Circle Hong Kong's largest reservoir on a day trip hiking one of the territory's most scenic trails Difficulty: Hard! 5/5 - It's difficult but not deadly as the hike of death Distance: 15.5km (Prepare to walk 20+km) Duration: 7 hours Among Hong Kong's most beautiful (yet longer) hikes is this trail well worth a day … Continue reading Hong Kong’s Best Day Hike: Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail
This unbelievably beautiful stream trek on Lantau Island turned into what felt like the pilot episode of Survivor Hong Kong after we decided to keep going when the path disappeared and turned vertical... Difficulty: Extremely difficult and dangerous Distance: Some 10km Duration: 5 hours We were a group of six reasonably fit guys and gals in … Continue reading Stream Trekking in Hong Kong: Wong Lung Hang on Lantau Island
My personal experience trying SMP or Scalp Micro-Pigmentation in Hong Kong with HIS Hair Anyone who knows me knows that I'm big on anything and everything beauty. I test and try out as many treatments, products and procedures as I possibly can, volunteering to be a guinea pig for several studios and therapists from Brazilian waxing … Continue reading Hair Transplant vs. Scalp Micro Pigmentation in Hong Kong?
Eight years in Hong Kong, and I finally tried that obscure "dinner on a boat" in the Typhoon Shelter just off Causeway Bay. Am I glad I did it? Yes! Was it worth the money? Yes! Would I do it again? Probably not! Would I recommend it? Yes! (Especially if you like seafood with a … Continue reading REVIEW: Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Dinner on a Boat
I stumbled upon this "Secret Island" while checking ferry schedules to Tap Mun (Grass Island). There was a kaito (water taxi) that departed from Sai Wan Ho on Island East to a place I've never heard before: Tung Lung Chau. Little did we know we were in for such beauty on the most perfect of spring … Continue reading Hong Kong’s Best Kept Secret Island: Tung Lung Chau
