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The Avenue of Stars announces itself before you arrive. Walking south from the Tsim Sha Tsui hotel area toward the harbor, the skyline across the water becomes visible between the buildings — and then the promenade opens up, the full width of Victoria Harbour in front of you, the Hong Kong Island towers rising on … Read more
The Hong Kong Observation Wheel (香港摩天輪) is a 60-meter Ferris wheel located on the Central Harbourfront — the reclaimed land waterfront on Hong Kong Island, adjacent to the Central Piers area and the AIA Vitality Park. It opened in 2014 and has become one of Central’s more distinctive landmarks, visible from the Tsim Sha Tsui … Read more
Some transport experiences are purely functional. The Star Ferry is not one of them. I crossed Victoria Harbour on the Star Ferry on the third morning of my January trip — from the Tsim Sha Tsui pier to Central Pier 7 — and the ten minutes on the water gave me a perspective on Hong … Read more
If you’re visiting Hong Kong for the first time and wondering where to base yourself, the answer for most people is Tsim Sha Tsui. I stayed here for the first two nights of my January trip — at the YMCA Salisbury Hotel, steps from the harbor — and the neighborhood delivered everything a first-time visitor … Read more