Asansör, Dario Moreno Sok Karatas

Advantages: Nothing Like the bussle of the city, a great escape
Disadvantages: Can get really busy on a Sunday

...From the Central district of Hong Kong, ferries can be caught to The bigger outlying islands (of which there are 254, mostly uninhabited). Lantau, where the everso hi tech Chek Lap Kok Airport now lives (RIP Kai Tak), along with a small monastery on the other side of the island which is home to the biggest seated buddha in Asia. He is amazing, the whole area is so peaceful & serene, totally unlike HK central. For a couple of quid you can have a proper buddhist monk prepared meal too. ANother destination by ferry is Lamma Island. You can either go to Yung Shue Wan or Sok Kwu Wan and walk over the island to the other village (about 1 & half hour walk, take plenty of water!) to catch the ferry back. There are numerous seafood restaurants on this little island. I highly recommend deep fried squid with garliuc & black pepper YUM! This little... Read review

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Advantages: A Unique Experience
Disadvantages: None

...5 am in the morning. A morning that began around 10 pm the previous night. We arrived at the Glaciar Perito Moreno much later than anticipated, due to atrocious weather and an extremely luckily avoided certainly fateful car crash due to my ex-partner's excellent driving reflexes, when our car very nearly skidded off a turning and into a rather pronounced ditch (we were not even driving at 50 mph). Upon our arrival the place was deserted, there was no soul to be found. No guides, no guards, no humans, no other forms of animal life…. But an overwhelming and breathing ice presence! Although it was almost totally dark, we could perceive the distinct and noisy breath of the glacier and just about make out the shape of the face it presented before us. Our son was safely and warmly asleep in the car and it was not long before my ex... Read review

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Advantages: Peaceful, Tranquil & Cheap Compared to Hong Kong
Disadvantages: None

...Lamma Island is located at the southwest of Hong Kong Island. Lamma is, in contrast to Hong Kong Island, peaceful and tranquil, with relatively natural scenery. Buildings higher than three storeys are not allowed and there are no roads and therefore no cars. Diminutive fire trucks, ambulances and the rather distinctive open-backed delivery are the only motorised transport found, and these infrequently. The community's only transport means is by foot or bicycle. This also makes the island popular with hikers and cyclists from all over the world, one of the island's most popular walks, and apparently easiest walks, is from Yung Shue Wan to Sok Kwu Wan. Lamma provides an alternative to the hectic life in the city. Property values and rental costs are also very cheap compared with those of Hong Kong consequently there is a significant... Read review

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