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Tap Mun Island

Why the 2-Hour Journey to Tap Mun Island (Grass Island) in Hong Kong Is Totally Worth it

A girl sitting on the beach shore in Tap Mun

May 4, 2020 //  by Lily Wu//  7 Comments

It’s the end of April here in Hong Kong. The weather is now decidedly sunnier – balmy breezes intersperse with damp air and gently cool nights. People laugh in small groups in front of restaurant shop fronts and share bottles of white wine, plunked in buckets of ice, al fresco. It’s an idyllic picture of spring in the city – so, not exactly the breezy warm days that countries in the four-season …

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Category: Asia, Hiking, Hong Kong, Travel, Travel Guides and TipsTag: Asia travel, Day Trip, hong kong, Hong Kong Day Trip, hong kong travel, Tap Mun Island

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📍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
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📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ I flew from Hon 📍Boston, MA (USA) 🇺🇸 ⁣ I flew from Hong Kong and landed in Boston on Sunday night, after sitting on two very, very, under capacity flights. I posted a lengthy few stories about my flight experience from HK, but the entire thing was wrapped in my bafflement and dumbfoundedness that not a single soul asked me about anything COVID related once I landed in the country. There were no temperature checks. No questions. No requests to see my signed doctor’s form stating that I was negative for the coronavirus. ⁣ At any other time, I would’ve loved to stroll the streets of Boston proper again (like this shot of me in Beacon Hill at exactly this time last year), meeting with childhood friends (miss you all so much and wish I could eat and drink with you), while enjoying my time with family. But today, I’ll be staying away and I really hope that the US gets its shit together soon. ⁣ #bostonbloggers #bostonblogger #iloveboston #newenglandphotos #massachusetts #beantown #beaconhill #acornstreet #bostonpride #bostonliving #bostonian #bostonphotographer #ilovenewengland #newenglandliving #newenglandlife #newenglandphotographer #newengland_igers #newenglandstyle #newenglandfall #massachusetts_igers #massachusettsphotography #massachusettsphotographer #iloveautumn #autumninnewengland #autumninboston #fallfoliage #foliagelove #foliageoutdoors #newenglandpictures #newenglander via @preview.app
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