Vaccine may bring Insignia’s passengers chances to book private shore excursions independently in 2023 According to the post of Cruise fever, the 2023 Oceania World Cruise sells very well. This first shows cruisers have a very strong wanderlust to take the Oceania’s Insignia cruise to travel around the world in 218 days. This also shows…
Other names for the famous mountains in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s scenery is special. It is the fusion of amazing architectures, great sea view and beautiful hills! The names of the high mountains can show their landscape, local history and people’s creativity. The old local guide books recorded a lot of different other…
Hong Kong citizens get two gifts from government on People’s Day Today is the seventh day of the Chinese New Year or the People’s Day. People believe that the supreme Goddess creates human on the seventh day in the first month in the Chinese calendar. So today is everyone’s birthday! Happy Birthday to you!…
The easy and vivid Chinese character 牛 (ox) A lot of people think that Chinese characters are very complicated. Actually quite a lot of them are very simple with a few strokes only. On the sixth day of Lunar New Year of Ox, Frank the tour guide introduces the easy Chinese character for 牛 (ox)…
Homophones and Chinese New Year taboos Chinese New Year is the most important festival for Chinese people. Apart from different celebrations, there are a lot of strange taboos during the Spring Festival. Some of the taboos are related to the homophones in the Chinese language. Frank the tour guide is going to show you…
Happy CNY of Vacca, which means cow in Latin, the origin of English word vaccine Happy Chinese New Year of Vacca! Vacca actually means cow in Latin. English doctor Edward Jenner used the cowpox virus to make the world’s first vaccine in 1796. That was the first step to eradicate the once deadly…
Hong Kong dim sum restaurant’s Western style BBQ Pork Bun Char Siu Bao (叉燒包) or Steamed BBQ Pork Bun is the well-known dim sum in Hong Kong’s restaurants. Most Western diners like the bun’s fillings. But quite a lot of them may not like the outside of the bun, the marshmallow-like steamed dough. Actually Western…
Hong Kong Lunar New Year Fairs’ changes make a win-win situation Shopping beautiful flowers at Lunar New Year Fairs is Hong Kong citizens’ favorite activity to welcome Chinese New Year. Due to the ongoing 4th wave of Covid-19 outbreak, Hong Kong SAR Government first cancelled the fair. Later it decided to open 15 government venues for…
Good reviews help Frank to recollect the busy Lunar New Year Chinese New Year holidays were the busy moment for Frank the tour guide in the past. Frank left home early to serve clients on the Lunar New Year Day. Frank once helped his former employer, the closed travel agent Jetway Express Ltd., to conduct…
Hong Kong Observatory’s weather information for visitors It is important for every visitors to check the weather before TIY, tour Hong Kong yourselves. Everyone is equal before the weather! Even VIP visitors faced the annoying weather problems during their Hong Kong trip (For VIPs’ weather problems, please browse Frank’s another post). Hong Kong Observatory has…
