2023 Trip #2 - Hong Kong - The Peak, Disneyland HK

Yep, trip #2 in the same month after returning from Vietnam

Couldn't resist as I was able to secure good deals on the hotel (TD Travel points) and the flights and Taiwan has holidays on Monday + Tuesday

Day 1/2

Hong Kong - The Peak 太平山頂  星光大道 尖沙嘴

Day 3/4/5

Disneyland Hong Kong

Thoughts

• HK is very $$, from food to transporation and takes a lot of time, and hotels are $$$ too
• Disneyland HK is small enough but not too small, good for child's first visit to experience the Disney experience. But I think that's enough for us, ha
• I still don't like the big HKG airport, so much wasted walking

TRIP - Prague, Hong Kong, Taiwan [2016.07]

My once-a-year trip to Taiwan is here

Booked the below Mini-RTW Economy award in Sep 2015 at 75K Aeroplan miles + ~$200/person

• YYZ-PRG on AC Rouge, stop 1
• ACr 767 had no IFE, we watched on Tablets via onboard Wi-Fi
• Seat pitch/width is okay
• PRG-ZRH-HKG on LX 77W, destination 
• Swiss 77W is 3-4-3, but we were okay, big IFE screens
• Loved the new ZRH Midfield E terminal *A lounge with terrances/views
• HKG-TPE on EVA Air, stop 2 = HOME
• 7/7 was Typhoon night, surprised BR didn't cancel, but there was no rain/wind at all
• TPE-YYZ on EVA Air
• Upgraded to Elite class (empty), fast flight of 12.5 hrs only

Thoughts
Czech Republic - Karlovy Vary, Prague
KV was small, warm town. The hot springs or architectures weren't that special IMO
Prague - everybody loved it, said it's beautiful. I agreed, although for some reason it didn't impress me (vs. Paris). Food is average to pricey, people are generally warm. The general atmosphere is relaxed, beautiful sights (castle, old town, river, trams)

Hong Kong
Typical HK, hot, humid, lots of food. We only visited to visit local friends

Notes

• HKG is my destination only to cap the YQ $ on my award, which is ~$28 per AC segment. If HKG wasn't my destination, YQ would be hundreds $$
• Originally we were flying PRG-IST-PEK-HKG (2 stops) but due to IST bombing and AC waiver, we were able to stay 1 extra day in Prague to fly Swiss PRG-ZRH-HKG
• I changed my original return TPE-NRT,HND-YYZ to nonstop BR TPE-YYZ. Change fee was ~$100 but I got back ~$100 also, not bad, considering bus from NRT->HND would've costs $40 CAD one-way already

Memorable 2009-2010 Vacation and X'mas Wedding

I have a detailed version of the vacation, down to each day, but that's not what's memorable. These are

2009.12.25 - My beautiful wedding reception
No words can describe that day, or the days of work leading to it, so I'll let the photos speak for me
Wedding Reception Photos
Flickr
Flickr Slideshow

For references, here are the Engagement photos (there are differences!!)

2009.12.31 - Celebrating 2010 with my wife, and our families
Vacation is good, but able to spend it with families (now bigger) is much much better

2010.01.02~01.04 - Enjoying Hong Kong together with my wife, creating new memories
Travelling alone is never fun, so I found my soul mate to travel with me. It has ups and downs, but all I remember are the ups, the food, the view, and most importantly my love

This is one X'mas I will always remember