China

Hong Kong: Need A Light?

Every Friday, a new photo of amazing Asian people and places here on Travelhappy. This week - a 1960s testament to Hong Kong’s inventive ingenuity (more…)

Hong Kong Lost Laundry

There’s some peculiar things going on with laundry in China’s spectacular metropolis, as these photos show… (more…)

The Back Of The Big Buddha, Hong Kong - Photo Friday

Every Friday, a new photo of amazing Asian people and places here on Travelhappy. This week - the Tian Tan Buddha at Lantau Island, Hong Kong. (more…)

Hong Kong Shopping - Photo Friday

Travelhappy presents a new travel photo every Friday - Amazing Asian people, places and sometimes just amusingly puerile. (more…)

Cheap Flights From Bangkok to Hong Kong

There’s still no budget carrier flights between Bangkok and Hong Kong, but Emirates have very reasonably priced flights between the two cities (more…)

iPod in Hong Kong - How Much Do They Cost?

Hong Kong is reknown as a mecca for electronics bargains, but can its savvy traders offer a better price on the iPod than anywhere else? (more…)

Holy Hong Kong, Batman!

Filming for the new Batman movie is taking place on location in Hong Kong this weekend - and I’m hoping I’ll get to see some of the action while I’m there visiting friends (more…)

In Search Of JG Ballard’s Shanghai

JG Ballard is the author of Empire Of The Sun, a quasi-autobiographical novel about growing up in 1930s Shanghai and then living in an internment camp after the Japanese invaded during World War II. Rick McGrath discovered that Ballard’s childhood home still exists amongst the never-ending reconstruction of Shanghai and recently travelled halfway around the world to see it for himself (more…)

Chinese Tattoos Gone Bad: Engrish In Reverse

Thinking of getting a Chinese tattoo? Be very, very careful of what the Chinese characters say (rather than what you think they say) before you commit them to your skin to avoid unintentional hilarity amongst Chinese readers (more…)