Places and Trails across Hong Kong
Revitalising Hong Kong’s Remaining Villages
It may be possible to revitalise Hong Kong villages so they still have rural character and are great places to live – and visit. Travel through rural Hong Kong, and while there’s much to appreciate, you soon realise this is a troubled paradise. The hills, valleys, woods and waterfalls are…
Chi Ma Wan Peninsula Coastal and Hill Trails on Lantau
In southeast Lantau, there’s an area that’s easily overlooked, yet can make for a fine day outing: the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula. Old Man Mountain and a Dragon’s Tail Head to Lantau for a wild outing and, chances are, you’ll be bound for the central hills – maybe to climb…
Hong Kong’s Wonderful Wildlife
Hong Kong’s Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve is like a natural theatre, a place where you can enjoy impressive wildlife spectacles. Visit during the hot, steamy days of summer, and you will find it quiet: the main players, migratory birds, are mainly at breeding grounds far to the…
By Robert Ferguson This first listing is limited to a review of the DANGEROUS SNAKES in Hong Kong. It is now February 24th 2009….the sun is shining, and the weather is getting warmer. Snakes and reptiles are reappearing from their hibernation. Only this morning I found a Rufous…