Travel to Hong Kong & Singapore
Joel B. Horner
Singapore?
Any "must see" attractions in both countries would be great, too!
Joel
KENNETH HENRIQUES
Singapore?
Any "must see" attractions in both countries would be great,
Hong Kong economy hotels: New Cathay @ $65.00; Harbor View
@$75.00. Sights:" Kowloon, Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, Macau, Star Ferry.
Singapore economy Hotels: Bencoolen $55.00; Great Eastern $35.00;
Lloyds Inn $35.00. Sights: Sentosa Island, Kranji War Memorial, Bukiht
Nature Preserve, Orchid Garden & Zoo, Botanic Gardens, Temple of
1000 Lights. Let us know if we can be of further assistance
Molly Gardner
The subway!!! It has to be the cleanest on the planet! A trip on it out
to the bird park is great. The bird park may have well been created by
Disney, but its still pretty cool. The raptor show is particularly
impressive.
Hotels in Singapore...
I could only afford the bottom end and ended up with bedbugs. Rent is high!
I wish you better luck!
Enjoy your travels.
Molly
J Ente
Singapore?
Any "must see" attractions in both countries would be great, too!
Joel
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Joel-
I can't help ya with hotels because I always had this
outrageous corporate expense account, but I am a traveller
at heart, so in Hongkong, don't miss a ferry ride to one of
the outer Islands. I found Chung Chow to be very picturesque,
while the seafood restaraunts lining Lantau to have the
best seafood ever.
Take the time to walk around Victoria Peak (it is maybe 2 miles
loop) Another great jogging path is Bowen Do (Do=Road in
Cantonese). It has awesome views of the central and Wang-Chi
areas.
When are you going? It gets HOT there!!!
Good luck!
Jeff (jeff...@delphi.com)
k...@mstult.cxo.dec.com
>Can anyone tell me some good relatively inexpensive hotels in Hong Kong and
>Singapore?
>
>Any "must see" attractions in both countries would be great, too!
To find inexpensive hotels in Hong Kong, check Nathan Road on Kowloon
Peninsula. As you are wandering around, looking very obviously like a
tourist, somebody will likely approach you to show you a room. Look at
several before making a commitment because they can vary considerably
in quality. I stayed in Hong Kong for ~US$30/night for a very small,
but clean and comfortable room (with A/C -- a necessity). You might
also try the YMCA on Kowloon. It is very difficult to find inexpensive
hotels in Singapore because the authoritarian government has essentially
made inexpensive non-Western type hotels illegal. The only way to find
them is to check a guide-book such as the Lonely Planet Guide to Singapore
(which will probably be out-of-date for this kind of info) or, better, ask
other travellers who have just been there.
To do in Singapore: Jurong Bird Park, Zoo (the best that I've ever seen)
and Orchid Garden, Raffles Hotel, and eat at one of the many food courts.
Singapore may have the most varied (Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Thai,
Indian, etc.), best, inexpensive food in the world at these food courts. If
you are from the U.S., don't bother shopping in Singapore: prices are just
as good and you will get much better service in the U.S. Just don't import
or chew gum, spit, jay-walk, or forget to flush the toilet -- it may cost you!
To do in Hong Kong: Take the tram to the top of Victoria Peak, visit the
outlying islands (where they don't even allow cars) or the outer territories
to see rural Hong Kong, visit and eat at one of the many outdoor Chinese
markets at night, visit the harbor area where people truly live, work, etc
on their boats. Hong Kong is a good place to buy tailored clothes but buyer
beware! Shopkeepers will offer you free beer and, after a couple, try to
sell you something. I think a good guideline to use with these tailors is
that if they do not arrange to fit you at least 2 times (you will probably
need to be around a week or so to do this), you are getting ripped off, or
at least poorly-fitted.
Regards,
Kevin Gilford
k_gi...@csc32.cxo.dec.com
