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Day Trip to Lamma Island: The Perfect Way to Relax When Visiting Hong Kong

January 25, 2020 //  by Lily Wu//  14 Comments

A panoramic view of Lamma Island Hong Kong

When I’m not traveling (which, contrary to what my Instagram says, is very, very, often), I like to be in bed. Although I am the proud owner of a white table from IKEA with one wobbly leg and the temporary inheritor of an itchy two-seater sofa, under which I’ve carefully laid the rug that looked the least like it came straight from a college grad’s first apartment, the habits that I’ve established over the years put me resolutely in the Bed-Dweller category. I can only describe my habits as staunchly slug-like.

Someone should write a book about me. “She loved her bed so much that one day, she awoke to discover that the universe in all its cosmic power decided to make her one with her bed: she found herself in the body of a slug. She oozed over the sheets, leaving green-beige slime over the pillowcase. And there they found her, in all her viscous glory.”

Oh, right. Kafka already wrote something like that, didn’t he? But without the mucus. Just call me Gregoria Samsa.

Gregor Samsa in Kafka's Metamorphosis - cartoon
Please do not search for other artistic renditions of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, lest you run screaming in the other direction. Especially if you hate roaches. This is the only semi-palatable one on the Internet. You’ve been warned.

The point is that it is a monumental task to ask me to rise from my bed on the weekend. And only, only, a visit from an old friend from college (can I say that now? I am now horribly aware that freshman year of college was nearly ten years ago, people. TEN!) can push me out of the safe haven that is my bed.

Choosing a worthy day trip was the first step. Kowloon? A hike? Peng Chau Island? Cheung Chau? Visiting Victoria Peak? Paradoxically, there are so many “things to do” in Hong Kong, but I can’t ever seem to come up with anything to actually do when the time comes.

In the end, I settled on a day trip to Lamma Island for its easy accessibility, compact size, and its decidedly less-developed infrastructure. There are two villages on the island (you can walk the entire diameter of each within 10-15 minutes, hence the quotes), and walking from one to another takes about an hour, give or take. Easy.

 

If you want to escape the concrete jungle, this short and easy half or full day trip to Lamma Island is perfect for you. From easy to difficult hikes, sweeping vista views, sandy beaches, fishing villages, and local temples, visiting Lamma Island is the perfect slow-pace getaway. Here are ideas on what exactly to do, eat , and see. | #HongKong #VisitHongKong #HongKongTravel #DayTrip #LammaIsland #HK #HKDayTrip #HKisland
If you want to escape the concrete jungle, this short and easy half or full day trip to Lamma Island is perfect for you. From easy to difficult hikes, sweeping vista views, sandy beaches, fishing villages, and local temples, visiting Lamma Island is the perfect slow-pace getaway. Here are ideas on what exactly to do, eat , and see. | #HongKong #VisitHongKong #HongKongTravel #DayTrip #LammaIsland #HK #HKDayTrip #HKisland

Table of Contents

  • Getting to Lamma Island
  • Arriving at Lamma Island
  • Things to Do on Lamma Island
    • Yung Shue Wan Village
    • Walk the Lamma Island Family Trail (Or the Other Way Around)
    • Hung Shing Ye Beach
    • Visit Sok Kwu Wan Village
    • Hike, if you’re so inclined (Ling Kok Shan)
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Getting to Lamma Island

This is what Lamma Island looks like from Hong Kong Island.

 

The only way to start your day trip to Lamma Island is to go by ferry. The two Lamma Island ferry docking points are from Central Pier on Hong Kong Island and Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island. Both of them go to two separate villages on opposite ends of Lamma Island: Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan.

The ferry from Hong Kong Island pier to Lamma Island
The interior of the ferry from Hong Kong Island to Lamma Island. January 2020.

Frequency: The ferry leaves from the pier every 20-30 minutes

Duration: The ferry ride is 30 minutes to Yung Shue Wan, and 40 minutes to Sok Kwu Wan.

Cost: It costs $17.80 HKD to take the ferry for adults, and $8.90 HKD for children (and it costs the same to go back to Hong Kong Island). The fare is not collected on Lamma Island and is collected at the docking pier back at Hong Kong Island. You can pay by credit on your Octupus (just tap!) or pay for a ticket with cash.

You can also find the ferry schedule here. 

Arriving at Lamma Island

The ferry docks at a non-descript sort of everyman’s pier.

Once the crowds thin and you’ve finally had a change to look around, you’ll notice that the surroundings are a world away from the needle-thin skyscrapers of Central or the packed sardine pedestrian crossings at Mongkok. This is great. This is awesome. It’s exactly the reason for enjoying this day trip to Lamma Island.

The Yung Shue Wan pier
Yung Shue Wan pier at Lamma Island, Hong Kong. January 2020.

But….as much as the phrase “fishing village” conjures idyllic images of boats drifting lazily on water and blue skies filled with wisps of cloud, because no, you couldn’t call Lamma Island exactly pretty. At least, not from all of the restaurants lining the right-side of the road from the pier. The wind brings gentle briney breeze from the ocean and the sun beats down on the tops of our shoulders.

It never lets me forget that this is the middle of January and it should not feel like the middle of the goddamn summer.

The fact that it wasn’t exactly pretty at first sight made me feel insecure, as one does when you walk a visitor through your neighborhood through your home, trying to extrapolate on the beauties of this temple or that local craftsman’s wares…only to see from your peripheral vision, a man gleefully pissing on a street corner. Ah, the beauty of this city.  (I have not actually seen this ever happen in Hong Kong, by the way. The pissing man on the street corner is an illustration of my own insecurities when playing tour guide).

A man fishing in Yung Shue Wan pier
A fisherman on Lamma Island near Yung Shue Wan Pier. Lamma Island, Hong Kong. January 2020.
A woman selling plates of chicken feet and spareribs near the Yung Shue Wan Pier
Street vendors selling food near Yung Shue Wan pier. Lamma Island, Hong Kong. January 2020.
Phoenix Talons: braised chicken feet and spareribs sold streetside
Braised chicken feet, also know as Phoenix Talons, sold streetside near Yung Shue Wan. Lamma Island, Hong Kong. January 2020.

I needn’t have worried, because being away from the taxis and the smoggy exhaust of buses (Lamma Island is car-free) was exactly enough, and Lamma Island’s compact size gives you just enough options to sort of laze around and non-committally take photos of giant mantis prawns in glass tanks and buy a few jars of homemade chili oil. And, as we later discovered, my internal judgment that the village wasn’t pretty would be decisively corrected later on (as sweeping beach views and ocean-front pagodas will make very clear, very soon).

Beyond that, here are the things that you can do on a day trip to Lamma Island.

Things to Do on Lamma Island

As mentioned above, there are two small villages on either end of the island. If you’re visiting, you’ll see at least one (if not both).

Yung Shue Wan Village

Yung Shue Wan is emphatically more developed than Sok Kwu Wan. The water is filled with a million little colorful boats and restaurants on stilts jut out into the water. At lunchtime, these banquet tables are packed with people, Lazy Susans constantly twirl. The seats closest to the water fill up first.

Although I’ve visited the island before, I’ve forgotten how many dogs there are roaming around. These aren’t strays – they’re heavy golden labs and energetic shi-tzus, all on leashes and all well-behaved. The next thing is that there are a lot of non-Chinese people striding about – some of them on runs, others reading books in the shade of coffeeshops, a few with their arms languidly slumped over chairs, sipping beers in chilled glasses.

Under the guise of its genesis as a fishing village, this is why Lamma Island has, over the years, cultivated a reputation for being a hippie (and hipster) paradise: not only are there handmade snacks like sun-dried squid strips on sale, there are also craft beer breweries and tapas bars and second-hand bookshops.

Perhaps the most plainly apparently evidence that Lamma Island has developed into the day trippers’ spot that it is are the shops that line either side of the road. Their wares are neatly boxed up, with signage in both English and Chinese. Their owners stand squarely behind them, watching the influx of visitors pass by on the street, their expressions alert and expectant.

It was here that Neena and I, attracted by the neatly stacked display of clear jars filled with freshly made chili oil, stopped to interact with the shop owners.

Shops selling homemade chili oil at Yung Shue Wan

“This is homemade,” the woman said. The labels were all handwritten in pen on simple white sticker labels. “This one’s not too spicy. And this one….” She motioned to another jar, “is very spicy.”

A moment later, Neena’s bag clinked with new jars of homemade chili oil, each of our palms filled with tiny crispy fish that they’d insisted we try – salty, crunchy, addictive.

Walk the Lamma Island Family Trail (Or the Other Way Around)

Clotheslines on Lamma Island
A common sight on Lamma Island between the two villages

Once you pass the buzzing little shops in Yung Shue Wan, the road will suddenly quiet, and you’ll find yourself on the Lamma Island Family Trail. I love family trails, especially in Hong Kong, because they’re really code for “This is enough exercise for you to feel good about being a real adult who exercises for the day, but not enough for you to find out how laughably out-of-shape you really are.” It’s about 3 kilometers long and will take just over an hour to walk, if you go at a leisurely pace. You’ll end at the Sok Kwu Wan, the village on the other side of the island. 

There are shrubs and flowers on both the right and the left, and rising beyond them are the square and squat buildings of the villages, clothes lines blowing in the wind. Follow a path off the trail and you’re likely to stumble into someone’s garden or their little personal shrine.

Eventually you’ll come to an open area of communal tables and plastic stools, where snack stand serving all manner of typical Hong Kong street snacks (curry fish balls, poofy fish maw, other things on sticks) stands in front of the real attraction: a shop owner busying herself with scooping tofu out of an enormous steel vat.

This is Tofu Garden (Ah Por Tofu Fa).

Street food snacks at Tofu Garden on
Curry fishballs at a snack stand.
Tofu Fa at Tofu Garden (Ah Por Tofu Fa)
Tofu Fa at Tofu Garden (Ah Por Tofu Fa), Lamma Island. January 2020.

At $12 HKD a bowl, this is a steal for a walking refreshment. This is doufu fa, a classic southern Chinese tofu dish served commonly at the end of a dim sum meal as a sort of dessert. The shop owner till top the bowl with a generous squirt of ginger syrup (and bottles of these rest of every table), and then you can continue on your merry way.

Fresh tofu, in any form, but especially when it’s soft, is always beautiful to even look at: smoothly shiny surface, the color a creamy white. The tofu’s flavor is subtly nutty, while so delicate that its texture disintegrates in the mouth. It’s often described as “tofu pudding” or “tofu jelly” but it’s really just…soft tofu curd.

The version here isn’t the best version of doufu fa that you can find, but for a roadside local experience, buy a bowl and sit down and slurp al fresco.

Hung Shing Ye Beach

Eventually, the green shrubs will give way to a sweeping open view of the sea. And on your day trip to Lamma Island, you’d be stupid to miss the beach.

This is Hung Shing Ye Beach, a sandy respite from the the squat square houses dotting the road to Sok Kwu Wan.

A girl looking out into the sea on Hung Shing Ye beach on Lamma Island Hong Kong

Here, you’ll find families barbecuing meat on sticks on the periphery of the sand, laughing toddlers wading into the drift, and when the weather’s warmer, bodies browning in the mid-afternoon sun. It isn’t a large beach, by any means, but sun and sea are a sight for sore eyes when schlepping up and down the unforgiving staircase-mountains of Hong Kong Island.

Dotting the path are hidden little cafes (like this one, cute as hell).

Herbal Tea House near Hung Shing Ye Beach on Lamma Island
A tea-licious and shady respite right off the main path of Hung Shing Ye Beach.

Beyond the beach, there are the Kamikaze Caves, a site of some historical significance. The Japanese hid their boats, wired with explosives, here during WWII to disrupt Allied shipping. To be honest, from what I’ve read and hear, there isn’t much beauty or grace in this site. “Just a cave full of rubbish,” someone commented online.

It’s kind of sad, though, in a way. Without a fancy plaque and concerted clean-up efforts, or thousands of money poured into restorative construction, how can anyone’s historically significant sites be restored the way they deserve?  Hong Kong isn’t the only place guilty of this, but I wish sometimes they’d do a better job of preserving sites instead of erecting new shopping malls.

Visit Sok Kwu Wan Village

A panoramic view of Lamma Island Hong Kong

You’ll know you’ve made it to Sok Kwu Wan when you see the peep of a little pagoda rest stop, and a beach just beyond.

Snap a few photos of the water from the pagoda and continue onwards to the little beach (Lo So Shing Beach). You’ll probably see more dogs here, too, chasing after balls in the sand, their feet dipping in and out of the waves. Right beyond the beach is a Tin Hau Temple, a common sight in Hong Kong’s fishing communities because of Tin Hau status of goddess of the sea.

A Tin Hau Temple
A Tin Hau Temple on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. January 2020.

Stop and snap photos, and continue on the road, where there will be a panoply of seafood restaurants, just like in Yung Shue Wan, waiting.

The first sign will be the enormous glass fish tanks, where very-much-alive crabs and crawfish and lobsters climb over one another, and massive monster fish propel themselves lazily to-and-fro. These displays are common in southern China and Hong Kong especially, since coastal regions of China, most particularly Guangdong, pride themselves on the freshest of seafood.

Live crabs in a seafood tank
Live crabs in a seafood tank on Lamma Island.

Appreciate that your meal was still proverbially kicking just minutes before it hit your table, and move on. Somehow, there are people that do not appreciate this and would rather their fish come in beige shapeless mounds housed in cardboard boxes, but hey. To each their own.

There are enough seafood restaurants to overtake you with decision paralysis on your day trip to Lamma Island, BUT NOT IF YOU’VE DONE YOUR RESEARCH. There’s the well-known Rainbow Seafood Restaurant (probably the most popular), but if you know what’s good for you, you should go to Fuk Kee Seafood Restaurant.

There are two entries of this exact same restaurant on Google (one in Chinese and one in English), but they’re the same restaurant, and they’re SO FREAKING NICE HERE.

The staff, despite English words being a little sparse, will do their best to help you out. And the back of their employee shirts all say, “I will be with you in just a minute,” which is hilarious and adorable and also kind of sassy, which I love.

Neena and I knocked back a few local beers (Young Master is a Hong Kong craft brew heavyweight) while waiting for the food to arrive. We crunched through the deep-fried salt and pepper squid (a specialty of the restaurant!) with its light breading and crispy exterior, punctuated with a pronounced pepper and chili flavor. Beyond that, there were the pan-fried shrimp, which had been fried with their shells on.

salt and pepper shrimp at Fuk Kee Seafood Restaurant in Sok Kwu Wan
Despite my mother’s wheedling, I’ve not managed to train myself out of ordering fried food as much as I possibly humanly can.
Pan fried shrimp at Fuk Kee Seafood Restaurant in Sok Kwu Wan
These shrimp were the bees’ knees, I tell you.

The shells, which were fried so well that I crunched through several of them after removing the heads, shells and all. But If you have the patience to remove the exterior, these shrimp give way to a succulent sweet white flesh, and I gave a passing thought to the critters and creatures we’d just seen at the tanks mere minutes ago.

Braised eggpland and pork at Fuk Kee Restaurant in Sok Kwu Wan
Braised eggplant and pork. Listen to the photo sizzle!!
sliced pineapple
And complimentary sweet pineapple.

The restaurant is just a few meters away from the dock back to Central. Once Neena realized we didn’t have to walk all the way back to Yung Shue Wan after the meal, we ordered a couple more beers and sat lazily on our chairs, watching fishermen cast their lines and slowly glide across the water.

Floating boats from the open-terrace at Fuk Kee Restaurant. Lamma Island, Hong Kong. January 2020.
Floating boats from the open-terrace at Fuk Kee Restaurant. Lamma Island, Hong Kong. January 2020.

Hike, if you’re so inclined (Ling Kok Shan)

You’ll hike Ling Kok Shan if you’re ready for a hike.

This is not some namby-pamby, I’ll-decide-later type of hike. If you plan to do it on your day trip to Lamma Island, allow yourself the appropriate time to finish. You could always call it quits in the middle, but where’s the fun in traversing the same staircase on your way down?

If you hike the entire path (I recommend that you do), it will take about 2.5 hours. The trail is a circuitous winding upward spiral of cement staircase (an ubiquitous phenomenon when hiking in East Asia), but it’s unencumbered by vegetation on either side, so you’ll be able to see your progress and elevation as you go along.

A quick Google search will give you people spouting falsehoods about this being a “quick and easy hike.” IT IS NOT EASY. Now, my perspective of this may be skewed (and memories are notoriously unreliable, as Black Mirror has shown uas), so It may have been because the day I chose to do this hike years ago was on a sweltering May afternoon, and I remember the sweat seeping through my shirt and into my backpack, and being in literal hell.

 

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What was the point of letting Shaun T yell at me through a laptop screen while I gasped for breath doing HIIT, if not to climb mountain-side staircases in Hong Kong??

I swear these internet people on Google Reviews are only saying that it’s so eEaSyy to show off to other Internet people. I saw one person give a 1-star review with a “It’s so hard.” Thank you, dear internet person, for telling the truth.

It may be hard, that’s true. But if you’re up for a bit of a challenge, at the top you’ll be rewarded with beautiful panoramic views of both the islands and the sea, where little round peaks swell out of the water, and blue water and blue sky seamlessly. On a clear day, it’s absolutely stunning.

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If you want to escape the concrete jungle, this short and easy half or full day trip to Lamma Island is perfect for you. From easy to difficult hikes, sweeping vista views, sandy beaches, fishing villages, and local temples, visiting Lamma Island is the perfect slow-pace getaway. Here are ideas on what exactly to do, eat , and see. | #HongKong #VisitHongKong #HongKongTravel #DayTrip #LammaIsland #HK #HKDayTrip #HKisland
If you want to escape the concrete jungle, this short and easy half or full day trip to Lamma Island is perfect for you. From easy to difficult hikes, sweeping vista views, sandy beaches, fishing villages, and local temples, visiting Lamma Island is the perfect slow-pace getaway. Here are ideas on what exactly to do, eat , and see. | #HongKong #VisitHongKong #HongKongTravel #DayTrip #LammaIsland #HK #HKDayTrip #HKisland

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  1. Red Fedora Diary

    January 31, 2020 at 4:49 pm

    The island looks so gorgeous!

    Reply
    • Lily Wu

      January 31, 2020 at 4:59 pm

      It can be pretty….rustic at times, but the views are absolutely, undeniably beautiful.

      Reply
  2. Hannah

    January 30, 2020 at 11:53 pm

    What a wonderfully unique place! It looks like a lovely destination to explore on a day trip. Thanks for the great guide!

    Hannah | https://getlost.blog/

    Reply
    • Lily Wu

      January 31, 2020 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks for reading, Hannah!

      Reply
  3. Amy

    January 30, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    You genuinely made me laugh reading this post! Ive always wanted to go to Hong Kong, can’t wait to go!

    Reply
    • Lily Wu

      January 31, 2020 at 5:00 pm

      Haha, thanks Amy – I do do my best! It’s so easy to visit Hong Kong for a few days when you’re in Asia and there are plenty of stopovers – you’ll definitely visit someday, I’m sure of it.

      Reply
  4. Yina

    January 29, 2020 at 10:08 pm

    Omg you are so funny! Love your writing. I’ve never been to Asia, it’s so far away but I’m becoming more and more interested in it. I’ve been teaching Asian children and now I’m intrigued to know and learn more about all the diversity. Thank you for sharing and I hope I can make it to all this beautiful places.

    Reply
    • Lily Wu

      January 30, 2020 at 7:49 pm

      Thank you so much for reading, Yina! Compliments on my writing (however far-fetched they may be, har har) always make my day! I hope that you can do as much exploring as you want to in Asia!

      Reply
  5. Katja

    January 29, 2020 at 6:31 pm

    Hiking (or walking), tofu and beach? That honestly sounds like my perfect day haha! And how amazing is the view from Ling Kok Shan!

    Reply
    • Lily Wu

      January 30, 2020 at 7:49 pm

      Hey Katja! I know – it’s really such an arresting sort of different experience coming from Hong Kong. Ling Kok Shan killed me but you’d probably succeed =D

      Reply
  6. Farrah

    January 26, 2020 at 4:50 am

    Ooo, I’ve been to HK several times but only went to Lamma Island for the first time in 2018! It was so cool to explore! The doufu fa was delicious and it was cool getting to walk the trail with my family (sadly they were not down for Ling Kok Shan, haha).

    Reply
    • Lily Wu

      January 26, 2020 at 8:29 am

      You’re so familiar with all of these places! I’m glad you stumbled across the doufu fa place too – so refeshing. I don’t blame them for not wanting to do the hike either, for me, I defiitely definitely need to be in the right mood.
      Thanks for reading, Farrah!

      Reply
  7. Nicola Lavin

    January 26, 2020 at 3:47 am

    Haha, I can totally relate to both staying in bed and exploring my home town. We are cut from the same cloth!

    Reply
    • Lily Wu

      January 26, 2020 at 8:30 am

      Haha I do feel like I need to get out there more!

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📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 I was laughing to a f 📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 I was laughing to a friend last week about how cold it is here in New England, but how much better I am actually dealing with the cold even though I’ve lived in Hong Kong for 4 years now! When I go out NOW, I’m wearing at least 4 layers of clothing and a thick coat on top, and always, always 2 layers of pants. If I run I’ll put on leggings and joggers on top of those, OR two pairs of leggings, one on top of the other. I don’t know if I thought I was too cool for dressing warmly or what - but I’d shiver through countless snowy days in Boston waiting for the bus to get to school, refuse to wear a hat - and even sometimes wore skirts. This did not, I am sad to report, make me cool. It just made me very cold. Here’s a photo of the moon at sunset, a few miles from my parents’ house. #bostonbloggers #newengland #ilovemassachusetts #massachusettsnature #massachusettsphotography #bostonphotographers #cathaycreators #hongkongblogger #bluehillreservation #bluehillsreservation #newengland_igers #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #newenglandphotography #newenglandoutdoors #newenglandwinter #travelgirlsgo #journeysofgirls #newenglandsunsets #sunsetgram #sunsets_oftheworld #sunsetoftheday #sunsetcolors #sunsetlove #massachusettslife #massachusettsoutdoors #bostonliving #bostonweather #bostonphotography #bostongram
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📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 ⁣ Since I’ve been 📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 ⁣ Since I’ve been here, I’ve been going on walks with my parents a few times a week. My dad always ALWAYS wants to catch the sunset (he’s an avid photographer!) so here’s one that we caught a few weeks ago. ⁣ Life here is, as one of my friends described, so wholesome here. I’m still working remotely, but without a social scene all of my free time has been spent listening to new music, reading new books, practicing yoga, and moving my body. I honestly don’t miss the hectic life at all and I always wondered if I could ever live outside of a huge metro urban setting (and whether I’d get bored). I honestly think I could do it, I love living the way I have been! ⁣ For those of you who live in cities and love it, do you think you’d give up the go-go-go lifestyle for something more simple? ⁣ ⁣ #ilovemassachusetts #bluehillreservation #bluehillsreservation #cantonma #newenglandphotography #newenglandsunsets #newenglansphotography #iloveboston #beantown #bostonsunsets #bostonbloggers #travelgirlsdiary #journeysofgirls #journeyofgirls #randolphma #sunsetsofinstagram #sunsetsgram #hongkongbloggers #hongkongblogger #hongkong_ig #sunsetscape #massachusettsoutdoors #massachusetts_igers #massachusettsmade #naturalmassachusetts #sheisfromhk #agameoftones #girlswhotravel #massachusettsgirl #bostongirl ⁣
📍USA 🇺🇸 (Massachusetts) ⁣ It snowed a 📍USA 🇺🇸 (Massachusetts) ⁣ It snowed a huge snow last week! ❄️ We had a proper “nor’easter” - which, according to Wikipedia, is “a macro-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean.” After having missed snow for many years living in Hong Kong, I honestly can’t tell you how much I’ve missed even the meter-high walls of snow we’d get, without fail, every winter in New England. ⁣ My family is driving down the Cape (Cape Cod) for Christmas! What are your plans?? ⁣ ⁣ #massachusettssnow #ilovenewengland #newenglandsnow #noreaster #bluehillreservation #newenglandphotography #newenglandphotographer #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #cathaycreators #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #ilovemassachusetts #snowsnowsnow #snowmountain #snowlove #snowhike #snowscape #snowcovered #journeyofgirls #journeysofgirls #travelgirlsgo #snowfilter #snowseason #massachusettsoutdoors #massachusetts_igers #massachusettslife #travelgirldiary #travelgirlsofficial #travelgirlscommunity
📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Lion Rock) ⁣ This was t 📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Lion Rock) ⁣ This was the second time I’ve hiked to Lion Rock in Kowloon (the first time being over 3 years ago), and I still love the little Lego-pieces of HK’s buildings as far as the eye can see! ⁣ I’m not jn Hong Kong at the moment, but I’ve been telling my family here in the US that it isn’t all dense concrete and gray cityscapes, a huge amount of HK is literally just lush tropical wilderness. ⁣ Hope everyone is having a lovely start to their holidays! My family has never been big holiday people (don’t think they place a lot of emphasis or value on atmosphere), but we still got a little cat-proof tree tree at my insistence to spruce it up a bit. ⁣ ⁣ #ilovehongkong #homekong #hongkongphotography #hongkongphotographer #cathaycreators #hikinginhongkong #hongkonghiking #hkhikes #hongkonghikes #sheisfromhk #sheisnotlost #lionrockhike #lionsrock #hk_iger #travelgirlsgo #livetoexplore #hongkonglife #hongkonginsta #hongkongig #explorehongkong #discoverhongkong #awesomehongkong #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #hongkongblogger #damestravel #traveldames #thedreamytravel #girlsvsglobe #girlsborntravel
📍Massachusetts (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ What’s th 📍Massachusetts (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ What’s the coldest place you’ve ever been to? ⁣ Can you smell how crisp the air is? It was also bone-shatteringly cold - 🥶 30 F (just below 0 C) feels just as fresh and stingy on my face as I remember! There are ZERO “Instagram spots” in the classical sense here - so you’ve got to get creative with Mother Nature! ⁣ Life has been funny lately. I’ve been in the USA for about 2.5 weeks now and I’ve finally settled into a rhythm and a routine. Part of that routine involves 3-4x weekly walks with my parents in a nearby “reservation” - big swathes of land with hiking trails, ponds, and lakes. I’m wearing leggings underneath jeans here, and could STILL feel the sharpness of cold air penetrating all the way through to my skin. ⁣ I’ve traded skyscrapers and haze for lakes and sunsets, and right now, feel super content. ⁣ ⁣ #ilovenengland #houghtonspond #newenglandsunsets #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #newenglandphotographer #newenglandphotography #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #newengland_igers #newenglandfall #newenglandblogger #sheisnotlost #travelgirlshub #damestravel #dametraveler #sheisfromhk #agameoftones #cathaycreators #newenglandpictures #newenglander #ilovemassachusetts #masachusettsphotographer #massachusettsoutdoors #bluehillsreservation #hikingboston #newenglandhikes #massachusettslife #massachusettsmade #naturalmassachusetts
📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ This photo was 📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ This photo was taken last year in one of my favorite places in Boston, the Boston Public Library (where my dad still works!). ⁣ If I get my negative COVID result today, I’m finally out of my self-imposed quarantine! It won’t bring me much freedom, but I’m excited to meet the two new cats in the house and to finally be able to make and serve my own meals. Hope everyone is having a good week! ⁣ ⁣ #iloveboston #bostonpubliclibrary #beantown #newenglandphotographer #newenglandphotography #bostonma #bostonblogger #bostonbloggers #lifeofadventure #alwaysgo #wanderfolk #letsgosomewhere #exploreeverywhere #tasteintravel #instatravel #stayandwander #welivetoexplore #neverstopexploring #visualwanderlust #femmetravel #girlslovetravel #dametraveler #wearetravelgirls #ladiesgoneglobal #sheexplores #girlsborntotravel #theglobewanderer #traveldiary #travelphotography #bostonphotography
📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 ⁣ This summer, I met so 📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 ⁣ This summer, I met so many wonderful friends and formed exciting and fun friendships - as a result, I ended up on boats WAY more than any other HK summer, and still took place well into October. Now that I’m in cloudy and rainy and cold New England, I’m absolutely thinking about these sunny days, but being around my family is just as amazing. ⁣ I feel like I have so many books to read, things to write, yoga poses to learn, dishes to cook. My stories won’t be as fun as they are usually (a lot less booze and boats and a lot more books and cats) but I hope you guys will stick with me over these next few months! ⁣ #ilovehongkong #homekong #cathaycreators #outonthewater #imonaboat #sheisfromhk #hk_igers #hongkonginstagram #hongkongphotography #hongkongphotographer #hongkongig #hongkonglife #theprettycities #travelgirldiary #travelgirlsofficial #travelgirlscollective #travelgirlsgetaways #travelgirldiaries #travelgirlsvibe #explorehongkong #discoverhongkong #hongkongcity #hongkongview #hongkongharbour #exploreasia #travelgirlsgo #girlswhotravel #lifeinhongkong #hongkonglife #bostonbloggers
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📍Los Angeles, CA, USA 🇺🇸 Lol this photo 📍Los Angeles, CA, USA 🇺🇸 Lol this photo was taken during one of the most arduous and expensive trips of my life - trying to make it back from the USA to HK is no joke. My flight was cancelled last minute and I had to reroute with three new flights....then at the last minute I was turned away at the gate because my COVID test had my middle initial instead of my full middle name! HK doesn’t mess around. Hundreds and hundreds spent on hotels and a new COVID test notwithstanding...I got to spend time with a dear friend of mine on the west coast and it was so, so, nice. The air smelled of weed and the air was salty and sandy and amazing and nice. And the tacos!!!! Ugh. Just a few hours of an almost-vacation....here I am sitting at Venice Beach eating the Fairfax sandwich from Eggslut. Ugh. So good. I’d love to come back and do a more proper trip next time - any recs for the LA/SoCal area?? #losangeles_city #losangeles_la #losangelescalifornia #bostonbloggers #losangelesbloggers #travelgirlshub #venicebeachcalifornia #venicebeachskatepark #journeysofgirls #damestravel #lifeofadventure #alwaysgo #wanderfolk #letsgosomewhere #exploreeverywhere #visualwanderlust #welivetoexplore #adventurethatislife #adventurevisuals #californiadreamin #californiablogger #californiavacation #westcoastblogger #hkbloggers #hongkongblogger #ilovecalifornia #californiacoast #californiaroadtrip #westcoast_exposures #westcoastlife
📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 I was laughing to a f 📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 I was laughing to a friend last week about how cold it is here in New England, but how much better I am actually dealing with the cold even though I’ve lived in Hong Kong for 4 years now! When I go out NOW, I’m wearing at least 4 layers of clothing and a thick coat on top, and always, always 2 layers of pants. If I run I’ll put on leggings and joggers on top of those, OR two pairs of leggings, one on top of the other. I don’t know if I thought I was too cool for dressing warmly or what - but I’d shiver through countless snowy days in Boston waiting for the bus to get to school, refuse to wear a hat - and even sometimes wore skirts. This did not, I am sad to report, make me cool. It just made me very cold. Here’s a photo of the moon at sunset, a few miles from my parents’ house. #bostonbloggers #newengland #ilovemassachusetts #massachusettsnature #massachusettsphotography #bostonphotographers #cathaycreators #hongkongblogger #bluehillreservation #bluehillsreservation #newengland_igers #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #newenglandphotography #newenglandoutdoors #newenglandwinter #travelgirlsgo #journeysofgirls #newenglandsunsets #sunsetgram #sunsets_oftheworld #sunsetoftheday #sunsetcolors #sunsetlove #massachusettslife #massachusettsoutdoors #bostonliving #bostonweather #bostonphotography #bostongram
📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 ⁣ I loveee the New E 📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 ⁣ I loveee the New England vibes in this photo so much! This was taken during a short run I did with my brother - I always always always avoided running because I was obsessed with “maintaining gains” when I began weightlifting 6-7 years ago. I’m surprisingly really loving it - I love just putting on a new album in whatever genre (so far have listened to Kanye, the Beatles, Linkin Park, and a LOT of Bach) and listening to it all the way through with no interruptions. ⁣ I can only really go 3-5km at a time right now without feeling like I want to stop (and I won’t be running any marathons soon) but I’m really happy I’ve found something else meditate and good-for-me to do! ⁣ Do any of you run and have any tips for a novice like me?? ⁣ ⁣ #newenglandwinter #newenglandoutdoors #newenglandfall #randolphma #newenglandblogger #newenglandpictures #bostonblogger #bostonbloggers #hkbloggers #newenglander #newenglandnature #newenglandtravel #newengland_photography #ilovemassachusetts #iloveboston #beantown #newenglandigers #bostonian #bostonlife #travelgirls #travelgirldiary #travelgirlscollective #damestravel #dametravelers #runningstyle #runningviews #winterrun #winterrunning #winterruns #belcherpark
📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 ⁣ Since I’ve been 📍Massachusetts 🇺🇸 ⁣ Since I’ve been here, I’ve been going on walks with my parents a few times a week. My dad always ALWAYS wants to catch the sunset (he’s an avid photographer!) so here’s one that we caught a few weeks ago. ⁣ Life here is, as one of my friends described, so wholesome here. I’m still working remotely, but without a social scene all of my free time has been spent listening to new music, reading new books, practicing yoga, and moving my body. I honestly don’t miss the hectic life at all and I always wondered if I could ever live outside of a huge metro urban setting (and whether I’d get bored). I honestly think I could do it, I love living the way I have been! ⁣ For those of you who live in cities and love it, do you think you’d give up the go-go-go lifestyle for something more simple? ⁣ ⁣ #ilovemassachusetts #bluehillreservation #bluehillsreservation #cantonma #newenglandphotography #newenglandsunsets #newenglansphotography #iloveboston #beantown #bostonsunsets #bostonbloggers #travelgirlsdiary #journeysofgirls #journeyofgirls #randolphma #sunsetsofinstagram #sunsetsgram #hongkongbloggers #hongkongblogger #hongkong_ig #sunsetscape #massachusettsoutdoors #massachusetts_igers #massachusettsmade #naturalmassachusetts #sheisfromhk #agameoftones #girlswhotravel #massachusettsgirl #bostongirl ⁣
📍USA 🇺🇸 (Massachusetts) ⁣ It snowed a 📍USA 🇺🇸 (Massachusetts) ⁣ It snowed a huge snow last week! ❄️ We had a proper “nor’easter” - which, according to Wikipedia, is “a macro-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean.” After having missed snow for many years living in Hong Kong, I honestly can’t tell you how much I’ve missed even the meter-high walls of snow we’d get, without fail, every winter in New England. ⁣ My family is driving down the Cape (Cape Cod) for Christmas! What are your plans?? ⁣ ⁣ #massachusettssnow #ilovenewengland #newenglandsnow #noreaster #bluehillreservation #newenglandphotography #newenglandphotographer #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #cathaycreators #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #ilovemassachusetts #snowsnowsnow #snowmountain #snowlove #snowhike #snowscape #snowcovered #journeyofgirls #journeysofgirls #travelgirlsgo #snowfilter #snowseason #massachusettsoutdoors #massachusetts_igers #massachusettslife #travelgirldiary #travelgirlsofficial #travelgirlscommunity
📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Lion Rock) ⁣ This was t 📍Hong Kong 🇭🇰 (Lion Rock) ⁣ This was the second time I’ve hiked to Lion Rock in Kowloon (the first time being over 3 years ago), and I still love the little Lego-pieces of HK’s buildings as far as the eye can see! ⁣ I’m not jn Hong Kong at the moment, but I’ve been telling my family here in the US that it isn’t all dense concrete and gray cityscapes, a huge amount of HK is literally just lush tropical wilderness. ⁣ Hope everyone is having a lovely start to their holidays! My family has never been big holiday people (don’t think they place a lot of emphasis or value on atmosphere), but we still got a little cat-proof tree tree at my insistence to spruce it up a bit. ⁣ ⁣ #ilovehongkong #homekong #hongkongphotography #hongkongphotographer #cathaycreators #hikinginhongkong #hongkonghiking #hkhikes #hongkonghikes #sheisfromhk #sheisnotlost #lionrockhike #lionsrock #hk_iger #travelgirlsgo #livetoexplore #hongkonglife #hongkonginsta #hongkongig #explorehongkong #discoverhongkong #awesomehongkong #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #hongkongblogger #damestravel #traveldames #thedreamytravel #girlsvsglobe #girlsborntravel
📍Massachusetts (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ What’s th 📍Massachusetts (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ What’s the coldest place you’ve ever been to? ⁣ Can you smell how crisp the air is? It was also bone-shatteringly cold - 🥶 30 F (just below 0 C) feels just as fresh and stingy on my face as I remember! There are ZERO “Instagram spots” in the classical sense here - so you’ve got to get creative with Mother Nature! ⁣ Life has been funny lately. I’ve been in the USA for about 2.5 weeks now and I’ve finally settled into a rhythm and a routine. Part of that routine involves 3-4x weekly walks with my parents in a nearby “reservation” - big swathes of land with hiking trails, ponds, and lakes. I’m wearing leggings underneath jeans here, and could STILL feel the sharpness of cold air penetrating all the way through to my skin. ⁣ I’ve traded skyscrapers and haze for lakes and sunsets, and right now, feel super content. ⁣ ⁣ #ilovenengland #houghtonspond #newenglandsunsets #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #newenglandphotographer #newenglandphotography #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #newengland_igers #newenglandfall #newenglandblogger #sheisnotlost #travelgirlshub #damestravel #dametraveler #sheisfromhk #agameoftones #cathaycreators #newenglandpictures #newenglander #ilovemassachusetts #masachusettsphotographer #massachusettsoutdoors #bluehillsreservation #hikingboston #newenglandhikes #massachusettslife #massachusettsmade #naturalmassachusetts
📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ This photo was 📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ This photo was taken last year in one of my favorite places in Boston, the Boston Public Library (where my dad still works!). ⁣ If I get my negative COVID result today, I’m finally out of my self-imposed quarantine! It won’t bring me much freedom, but I’m excited to meet the two new cats in the house and to finally be able to make and serve my own meals. Hope everyone is having a good week! ⁣ ⁣ #iloveboston #bostonpubliclibrary #beantown #newenglandphotographer #newenglandphotography #bostonma #bostonblogger #bostonbloggers #lifeofadventure #alwaysgo #wanderfolk #letsgosomewhere #exploreeverywhere #tasteintravel #instatravel #stayandwander #welivetoexplore #neverstopexploring #visualwanderlust #femmetravel #girlslovetravel #dametraveler #wearetravelgirls #ladiesgoneglobal #sheexplores #girlsborntotravel #theglobewanderer #traveldiary #travelphotography #bostonphotography
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