[Keevan]

hi there all you HK drivers..

I am Kevin , 29 from belgium and germany, and I am going over to HK next week for a whole week of fun in your city... my best friend is tagging along and we want to well discover the actual HK.

now I would love to get some input on what to do ABSOLUTELY and on what to see.. and on where to go out and have a couple of drinks or party and clubs etc..


it would totally rock if I could get some cool information . thanks alot guys

[Keevan]

i will be there from may 15th to 22nd.. so if there are festivals or other stuff... just gimme that info ..

( i am pretty excited going there... )

[adampoon]

Hello. Keevan


What is your prefer? Shopping or Site Seeing?

The places you must go are:

Hong Kong island: The Peak (night time), Lan Kwai Fong (night time for drink, good place for a beer). SOHO area for dinner. Causeway bay for shopping and good food.

Kowloon : Mongkok for electronic products and car accessories (but don’t pay any money until you check the product carefully), actually, if you looking for some electronic stuff, Hong Kong have some big chain store Fortress, Citycall and Broadway.

Just point out something you really interest than I will show you the way to go


Enjoy


Adam

[Keevan]

well... we're like the regular guys from europe.. we like women, beer and good times... we like music like jack johnson, ben harper, love NOFX, Bad religion and can dance all night to good house music.

i think we will look for nice places with the typical HK- flair ( whatever it is , i don't know it yet)

i am not a big time shopper, i want to experience the TRUE HK.. that means a lot of sight seeing and then a lot of going out (bars restaurants clubs).. and hopefully meeting a lot of people from there..

[adampoon]

Then Bar in Wanchai (hong Kong Island) and Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong island, Central area) are the place you should go. If you want oy see more girls then go the Causeway Bay, cause there are so many people in the weekend time. Mongkok (Kowoon) is also must see for you guys. You will find ther are so many snack food along the Lady Street(Kowloon). In the night time I suggest you go to the Temple Street in Jordan (Kowloon), That is the way the old HongKongese kill their night time. Morning time I bet you should go to Repluse bay that what we learn our swimming lesson, then Stanley for lunch sound good for one day trip. For the food, I think you should try the Sea food in chinese restaurant. Some old and good one in Cental ( 蓮香 ) old fashiion Chinese restaurant for tea and Disum. For regular guys, Mongkok, Cuaseway Bay, Wanchai, Stanley, The Peak is a must.

Cheers and enjoy


Adam

[dinlo]

Quote: Originally Posted by adampoon

Then Bar in Wanchai (hong Kong Island) and Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong island, Central area) are the place you should go. If you want oy see more girls than go the Causeway Bay, cause there are so many people in the weekend time. Mongkok(Kowoon) is also must see for you guys. You will find ther are so many snack food along the Lady Stree (Kowloon)t. In the night time I suggest you go to the Temple Street in Jordan (Kowloon), That is te way the old Hong Kongese to kill their night time. Morning time I bet you should go to Repluse bay that what we lean our swimming lesson, then Stanley for lunch sound good for one day trip. Foir the food, I think you should try the Sea food in chinese restaurant. Some old and good one in Cental ( 蓮香 ) old fashiion Chinese restaurant for tea and sum. For regular guys, Mongkok, Cuaseway Bay, Wanchai, Stanley, The Peak is a must.

Cheers and enjoy


Adam

Very nice idea. Those are the places I love to go when I was in Hong Kong.

Just want to point out that you can see more local people's life style in Mongkok(Kowloon), and you can see more business people at the central area in Hong Kong Island.

If you like sea food, I always like to go to Sai Kung.

If you like to have a detail map of Hong Kong, I always use this link
http://www.centamap.com/cent/index.htm

Hope this will help

Dinlo

[Keevan]

thanks a lot guys.. already a lot of good input... my pal will send me some more specific questions over the Week-end.. i shall post em here...

oh and... don't be afraid if a 6' 3" guy 190 lbs will jump in front of your mini asking if you know mini2.com .. it will be me ..

[adampoon]

Wellcome,


Just post the question. then I will try to find the information.


Cheers

Adam

[Keevan]

as for transportation .. a friend of antoines dad told him :

Quote:

I won't suggest that they rent a car as the traffic in HK is horrible, too
many cars and people and also parking is always a problem. I suggest that
they use public transportation, MTR, trams, buses, trains, mini-bus, ferries
and Taxis. They can purchase ' Octopus' card for the week. This 'Octopus' is
a prepaid SIM card used in HK, you can use this card to board all the public
vehicles even on sup

[Keevan]

is that true?

i mean .. we already have a driver picking us up at the airport to get us to the hotel ...

and I LOVE driving in foreign countries

[KarmanS]

Keevan, that is relatively true, you won't want to be driving here as traffic jams occur regularly and there are only a very limited amount of roads where one can satisfy some driving excitement. In my opinion, for fun roads, nothing beats the pleasure of driving on the German autobahn, the twisties of the Swiss/Italian Alps, and the Big Sur Coast highway (Rt. 1) in California.

As for places to go here, the other members have already presented quite a comprehensive list of venues to visit. Perhaps a day or overnight trip to Macau (about 1 hour by TurboJet ferry service) should be in the plans as well if you enjoy some unique asian portuguese cusine and some wild night life. If you have a taste for exotic cars, an early morning trip to Luk Geng on Sundays should satisfy any car lovers delight as a regular showing of automotive eye candies are present regularly. Quite an interesting experience to be enjoying an economical breakfast while admiring some high-end machinery parked just steps away. This is common gathering place for many car enthusiasts as well (including our HK MINI2 gatherings).

This is a sample of what it could look like any given Sunday morning, but having noticed that you have been to Nurburgring before, this might look dull in comparison to the track's parking lot.



Anyhow, just some suggestions. Any more questions please feel free to let us know.

Cheers,
karman

Quote: Originally Posted by Keevan

is that true?

i mean .. we already have a driver picking us up at the airport to get us to the hotel ...

and I LOVE driving in foreign countries

[adampoon]

Hello, Keevan,

For driving in Hong Kong, the rent for a Civic is around USD 100 per day without insurance added. In fact, it is not easily for you to drive in this over crowed city. You may spend more than a hour to find the right route and the parking space. Also, it is really costly for gas and parking space, I think you may not enjoy the driving time in Hong Kong.


Adam

[Keevan]

heheh thanks KarmanS.. it does indeed look like the usual nürburgring parking spot... just minutes before i overtake them on the track .. ( i do live just 40 minutes from the ring)

schweet.. i shall try to go there at least once ... can't get enough of the beautiful cars, never ever . ( until I own a M3)

ok then driving will be done by the taximen..

macau is on my wishlist as i absolutely love the races there and i just want to get a feel of the city itself.. maisn target is hong kong though...

[hermanszeto]

Hi Keevan,

Next Sunday(16th), we ve a gathering at noon, I think our fellow members are very welcome to give u a ride if u want to join. If u are interested in seeing the beautiful cars, I can lift u to next Sunday's earlier morning. Guys, who want to join?

Cheers,
Herman

[adampoon]

Herman,

So nice!


Adam

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by adampoon

Herman,

So nice!


Adam

It is.

I'll have to plan a trip one day; Hong Kong is one of my must places to visit. I've always dreamt of going there.

[Keevan]

leaving in 2 days.... SOOO happy to get there..

really excited

[adampoon]

Keevan,

Is Herman going to pick you guys up on coming Sunday? if not, you will miss the meeting of our club. Hopefully, my MCS will come out from the workshop before that.




Adam

[Keevan]

I am gone now !!

woohoo

[EBMCS03]

GONE?? hahaha you might still be on the plane as I type this. anyone meeting up with him?