6 Nov, 2009 in Hong Kong by Fili An
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The Hong Kong Wetland Park is a bizarre combination of nature and museum concrete in a way that only Hong Kong can pull off successfully. Located at Tin Shui Wan, close to the HK Shenzhen border, far away from where most of the tourists visit in HK, and about an hour and a half (!) [...]

7 Aug, 2009 in Itineraries, Tainan by Fili An
Chikan Towers - Tainan City

Visiting Tainan City and Tainan Country? If you have some time to explore, there are quite a few interesting things for you to see. Following is a list of suggested things to do with an outline for a visit itinerary.
A word  of caution before I begin – while there’s alot to do I would say [...]

26 Jun, 2009 in Hong Kong by Fili An
Recommended Cheap & Affordable Budget Accommodation in Hong Kong

Finding a decent accommodation in Hong Kong can be tricky, and I frequently get questions from friends and colleagues coming to Hong Kong and looking for a cheap and affordable budget accommodation.

I’ll start off by recommendations I recently got from three different friends coming in to visit Hong Kong and wanting to stay on HK [...]

25 Jun, 2009 in Hong Kong, Itineraries by Fili An
beautiful Hong Kong at night

Following is a summary of the posts of my little sister’s visit to Hong Kong.

Symphony of Lights @ Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong
Kowloon Park – Tsim Sha Tsui – Hong Kong
Cheung Chau Island : Hong Kong’s Koh-Phi-phi Don
Central Hong Kong’s HK Park and Victoria Peak Tram
Nan Lian Garden, Chi Lin [...]

26 May, 2009 in Taiwan by Fili An
"The Best Trip in the World" Taiwan Contest : Explorers Wanted

Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau has recently announced "The Best Trip in the World" contest hoping for reaction similar to Australia’s “Best Job in the World". Seeing the still weak international interest in Kaohsiung’s World Games 2009 I have some doubts on how popular this would be, but any big project to attract more visitors to [...]

13 Nov, 2008 in Taiwan by Fili An
Taiwan’s best travel spots - What do you think are the top attractions in Taiwan?

In the time that I’ve been in Taiwan I’ve had the chance to travel to many gorgeous places in Taiwan. I believe Taiwan has alot to offer with special beauty, unique culture and style. It often is be a bit surprising to some of my friends and family given the general stereotype and just [...]

23 Sep, 2008 in Asia-Israel connections by Fili An
One of the most horrible Israeli Chinese food chain restaurants with "Chainess, Kosher" : Chinese tourism in Israel?

Israel, as usual, is highly optimistic, and the Chinese tourists are the just what the sleepy tourism market in Israel needs to reinvent itself.
Ynet has more on the issue with “The Chinese are coming” (The Hebrew article can be found here) :
According to new agreement, Israel to be approved by Chinese government as [...]

19 Aug, 2007 in Chinese culture, Taiwan by Fili An

Tainan’s hosting the International Chihsi Arts Festival for the Qixi Chinese lovers day:

The "2007 Tainan International Chihsi Arts Festival-The Coming-of-Age16 Celebration" will be hosted by Tainan City Government from 10th of August for 10 days at the Confucius Temple and various surrounding sites in Tainan City. Through this festival, the city government aims at [...]