Getting around
My HK Express return flight was around 4 million đồng on the Lite fare, with something like 7 or 8 kg of carry-on. My backpack weighed just over 2 kg for six days and five nights. I couldn’t pick Lite when booking via Trip or Traveloka.
On HK Express’s site or app, I could enter Văn A in the First and Middle Name field for Nguyễn Văn A. A Văn was also possible, though I worried it might raise questions at check-in.
- HK Express tickets I saw booked in the morning will be cheaper, the flight from HK-HN I booked at 5:30 am price 2 tr, night about 3tr5
- HK Express is pretty on time, I was delayed about 10 ', but flying, shaking, stewardess not pretty 😁 the flight back is better, not to compare vs Cathay Pacific
Octopus Card: add card on iPhone, top up with HSBC card when in Vietnam, when you have 17HKD balance, click refund card and you're done.
MRTI'm using my HSBC credit card every time I'm travelling, except for the airport line. I'm going from Lowu to Central, and it's 0.1HKD.
Yes:
- Buy CSL sim 230k, have sđt HK, no capacity limit, but through the speed a little slow, may be because you use a lot of capacity so the machine slow, because when you plug this sim in the backup machine it uses very fast
- This sim is for registering app HK, App ok China, for example TikTok China
VisaI applied for a multi-year visa myself, and I paid the day I left, and the visa was issued automatically after I paid.
Entry: When landing, take the tram to the automatic entry area, you wait in line for about 5', you give the visa photo, Customs doesn't ask anything 😎
Cash.:
- I brought 20HKD, for a couple of years ago.
The first meal was HK$71 and the restaurant only took cash. I ended up paying 71 yuan through WeChat Pay. HK$71 was around 65 yuan, but it wasn’t worth quibbling over, so I sent 71.
I brought a credit card, a spare Visa card and some US dollars.
Most of the stalls I saw on Temple Street took cash, so I didn’t spend anything there 😀 The next morning I got HK$280 for US$40. I lost about 100,000 đồng in the exchange, but I was going to lose out either way.
Information about the event during the holiday: read on the HK guide page, the first night of the holiday there is a parade organized by Cathay, the second night of the festival there is fireworks in the port. HK open vs TG should have more travel guide articles, mn should actively find out 😁
Visa on arrival Shenzhen
- I read in Chinaguide that if you're not in the list of developed countries like the US, EU, Korea, Japan, Australia,... the refusal rate is high.
- On the third day of the New Year, I got my room and the hotel said they had no room left, so I took the ferry to the port of Shanghai, stayed there and found another room, which was quite expensive.
After clearing Hong Kong exit control for mainland China, I saw the Port Visa sign and went up in the lift. I was the only person there and forgot to take a number. The staff looked at my passport and sent me out for a photo and a form. I guessed at a few fields and nobody seemed to mind. I paid 130 yuan and got the visa about twenty minutes later. It looked like a European visa 🐶
- Wifi in China I see nt through Zalo, so nt back to Vietnam buy the eSim is use to play c
The streets in Shenzhen were quiet, with people still away for Lunar New Year. Window of the World was busy, so I bought a 220-yuan daytime adult ticket on Trip to skip the queue. I used Apple Maps to find the entrance. It’s a big place and I found it hard to get around.
Stanley village: instead of going to the mountain (The Peak) I chose to go to the beach, this seaside village is about 15 km from the center, bus noise, the sea is normal, bus tired, food there is expensive but the scenery there I find peaceful, vibe like Europe 😁😁
Sleeping at the airport: I'm flying a 7:35 am flight of HK Express so night train to the airport, check in counter H, departure, after departure I found quite a lot of sleeping places, there is a dining area with many long chairs sleeps or at the door of the plane also many sleeping places. I looked at the transfer desk, there's a cushioned seat, but I don't know how to get there 😁
Hong Kong Island felt more like the Hong Kong I’d imagined, but rooms cost more there. I spent most of my time in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon. Six days and five nights travelling alone came to 15 million đồng.
I hope some of the things I've shared here will help us prepare for this 😁😁
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