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international
trip journal
Head toHaicang
District and
cycle along
coastal Haicang Avenue and
Haicang Lake. The district
has a public bike-sharing
system. Biking is free for
the first hour and is only
CNY1 (PHP7) per hour after
that. If you have time, visit
Gulangyu Island, aka Piano
Island.
Liz Reyes
web developer / photographer
Xiamen
Area code
+86 (592)
Touchdown
Xiamen Gaoqi
International Airport
Get to town via
Airport shuttle bus,
public bus, taxi
Hop on the
double-decker city
bus for a glimpse
of Hong Kong ’s top sites. Buy
an Octopus Card at the airport
for ease of travel around
the city and in parts of the
mainland. Grab a quick bite
at Eat Together, a restaurant
chain with branches citywide.
Shop to your heart ’s content
inMongkok.
Francis Gonzaga
entrepreneur
Hong Kong
Area code
+852
Touchdown
Hong Kong
International Airport
Get to town via
bus, MTR, taxi
Go on a
sightseeing tour
and experience
the fusion of Chinese-
Portuguese culture. It’s
easy to forget you’re in
Asia when walking the
city’s streets. Make a point
of visiting St Dominic’s
Square and the Ruins of St
Paul’s.
ClaytonWood
managing partner — TrueLogic Online
Solutions, Inc.
Macau
Area code
+853
Touchdown
Macau International
Airport
Get to town via
bus, taxi
MACAU BUSINESSMAN STANLEY HO WAS INSPIRED TO BUILD MACAU TOWER AFTER HE
VISITED AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND’S SKY TOWER.
DID YOU
KNOW?
Gulangyu
Island
