Hong Kong in 48 hours

On our way back from Thailand, we had a nice 2-day layover in Hong Kong and were able to go into Kowloon, HongKong Island, go to Victoria’s Peak, ride the Star Ferry, and all great things.  We landed at the Hong Kong International airport which is built on an island by land reclamation. For the "Extreme Engineering" fans, Hong Kong Airport itself can be an attraction. The huge terminal is an...

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Day trip to Phi Phi Islands, Thailand

Next day we decided to take a day trip to Phi Phi Island. We were so surprised that actually this hopping island tour from Phuket came with many different kind of packages and varying prices as well. We booked the most economical version of the day trip to Phi Phi Islands via ferry at our hotel. As usual, the package we bought included shuttle transfer from hotel to the pier....

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Phuket and Phang Nga Bay, Thailand

We arrived in Phuket after 15 hours on the plane (or 18 or maybe 20 hours, I have lost count). It was a big mess outside the airport with tons tourists who had just arrived, resort buses & taxis everywhere and very bloody hot !. Luckily Le Meredien (our hotel) had a kiosk at the airport and they helped us to get a cab right away. The Le Meredien resort was really nice, we checked-in and just...

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