Taking wild Hong Kong photos
Hong Kong's outdoors offers a wealth of subjects to shoot - from hills and islands, to waterfalls and wildlife.
Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
Beautiful Lantau n concrete
Two maps highlighting the beauty of Lantau Island, and potential projects - along with links to more info, including on great places to visit.
Mau Ping
An excellent hike from Sai Kung passes the abandoned village of Mau Ping.
Tai O stilt houses, mangroves and more, Lantau Island
Tai O is a good village to explore, on the west coast of Lantau.
Kam Shan walk past Kowloon Reservoir to Shing Mun Redoubt
A walk over Smuggler's Ridge passes Shing Mun Redoubt - one of Hong Kong's main Second World War relics.
Soko Islands (索罟群島)
The Sokos are a tiny cluster of uninhabited islets south of west Lantau.
Buffalo Hill
Views from Buffalo Hill recall parts of the Scottish Highlands.
Kowloon Hills by taxi
A narrow road leads up the Kowloon Hills, passing close by Kowloon Peak.
Buying binoculars
Here’s short info I sent someone asking for advice on buying binoculars in Hong Kong: Well, I’m a birder, but rather rarely buy binoculars – my Leicas now maybe 15 years old (not sure)! [Since I wrote this, I lost…
HKZM bridge pollution
Perhaps bridge proponents could explain just why Hong Kong should contribute to the project, and so help push our air pollution from very bad to even worse.