3 Days in Hong Kong on a Budget
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- We're back with another one, Hong Kong was a budget challenge like nowhere else. This time we have 3 days in Hong Kong (plus or minus one in Macau!) Same $100 per day budget. Let's see how we do!
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I know we spend way more than $100/ day but am looking forward to planning a few challenges for ourselves to live on a strict budget for all or part of our upcoming trips.
Can't tell you how much I love this series. People might think you're missing out on things, but I feel like this is the best way to experience a place and not just its tourist attractions.
Keep up the excellent work! We all love watching you!
I genuinely enjoy seeing content designed for regular travelers and smaller budgets. It seems that larger channels tend to rush through their edits, focusing solely on extravagant experiences or extreme ends, which makes it hard to find the same enjoyment in their content as before. Unfortunately, as these channels grow in popularity, they often undergo a significant shift in their approach.
Great job on a shoestring budget! Consider visiting in late November and early December next time, and explore other islands (e.g. Lantau Island, walking the steps up to the Great Buddha and stay for the vegetarian lunch at the temple across from it. Travel to New Territories and both of you shall have great times as much as in Kowloon and the Hong Kong Island. You two will find it different each time with the trip to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is an expensive city. It’s rather challenging to live within a low budget. You guys are doing a great job.
Next time you want to have a bowl of good Wonton noodle, you can across to the other side of the street to 沾仔記，it’s a bit cheaper and equally good, if not better.
Those people in Central are domestic helpers from the Philippines. There are a huge number of them in the city. Sunday is their day off and Central is their most popular gathering place.
Thank you for visiting out beautiful city! Safe travels!
Nice!! Apparently, you guys were close to my family’s home when you visited the temple. Also, the green noodle shop by the escalators was the one Anthony Bourdain stopped at to have beef noodles with a famous director!
We went in November 2018, and it was still humid. Heritage Lodge was a cute boutique style accommodation on a university campus. They had a breakfast option, but I think the cha chaan teng breakfasts are better. The macaroni noodle soup is serious comfort food! Grew up eating a version of it in Southern California.
So glad you guys posted again! Love your style & honesty in the videos!! Definitely more our travel style than some of these other vloggers.
I loved Hong Kong, I just came back recently and one of my favourite things was using the tram lol it costs £0.20 if you use Visa card! incredibly cheap and fun
amazing!!
Hi thanks a lot for this video. My husband and i recently went on a four day trip to HK and we took a lot of ideas from this video such as eating in cooked food centres, taking that longest escalator and getting down at different places, taking trams etc. We managed to save some good amount of money and also saw a different side of HK. So thank you for your videos. Much appreciate it.
Love your budget travel! Things are getting so expensive in HKG. Glad you picked the ferry boat (my fave) across the harbor n food court inside wet markets. Great job!
I really like both of you and the idea that travelling like a regular person! I was a Hongkonger and like to the way you explored a place not like other blogger! Keep up the good work! Nevertheless, after pandemic, everything got expensive, it may be a good idea to spend US$125-150 for TWO!
I remember in 1972, when we were kids visiting relatives in Hong Kong, someone bought us hot dogs and it had a mayonnaise type condiment (no ketchup or mustard) but it was so good! Funny how they still serve hot dogs that way. Brings back great memories. Went back to Hong Kong in 1984 and 2019. In 2019, went to eat the won ton mein, the clay pot rice, and Michelin star Tim Ho Won for delicious dim sum. Meal prices were so reasonable and the food was sooo good! Went to Ladies Market, the infamous escalators and so much more. We didn’t have time to go to Macau but always wanted to go there. Wish I can go back again soon! Mahalo for the great video!
It’s so refreshing watching you guys. So real, and giving ideas with a budget. Unlike most TH-camrs - $40k first class seat, etc. Thank you for being authentic! Seriously thank you.
You're not refreshing though.
It’s one of the best video low budget and travellers wise ever! Thanks for showing me the HongKong in a different perspective 🎉
Great video guys, super informative AND entertaining! Love the goal of $100USD per day... we are here in Hong Kong right now and definitely understand the challenge. 😂😂
You guys are brilliant... my kind of travelers. I would so love to be travelling on your heels... not possible at the moment as my husband is ill. I live vicariously through you. I last Visited Hong Kong in 1975. It looks amazing now! Enjoy. Cheers Muffy from Oz (Australia)
The musical scoring is some of the best I have encountered here on TH-cam. The music helps tell the story really well. I love it.
Thanks for showing us the world and that we can comfortably travel to more places than we thought!
wow, thank you so much! we hope they're helpful! :)
I love this series! Travel fever's burning me up and this has put Hong Kong high on the list for the next destination!
Wow .. u go the most expensive city in the world. Proud of you. 🎉
Great video. I love watching all the travel vlogs, but you two gave a different look to Hong Kong in a unique way, going to different areas, in different modes (escalator!). Really great stuff! I can't stress that enough:)
You just brought some really wonderful memories from my time in HK. I love this city, spent 4 fantastic years here.
HK brings a romantic sense with the background music.
For travellers on a budget, you can take the airport bus to/from the airport, which is much cheaper than the AirPort Express train.
this is a great tip, thank you!
I have just found your channel today. I’m hooked! Love your edits and music thanks for taking us along for the ride
if u ride the bus / mini bus to the peak it only costs u a few hk dollars , u really no need to walk up n down in a hot day. 😊
Thankyou for your awesome videos. Every time I am thinking of travelling somewhere, I look on your channel to see what you recommend and what you've been able to do and it really helps. Thanks for putting in the effort to show the rest of us! 😊
really enjoyed watching your whole vlog! what an adorable couple.
Banger video! This series is so good
really appreciate it!
The best tour consultants ever .. Lisa and Josh .. i mean it
I like the vibe of this channel
I super enjoyed this video. Thank you! Now I hope to include Cheung Chau in our itinerary in September, if weather will be favorable😅
this vlog is very helpful sir.. God Bless u two 😊
Our team will be visiting Hong Kong soon
Very big fan of your work on your channel. I will always watch your stuff! It's so great! Thanks so much!!!
Great video, great editing and vibe. Informative without being boring (like many). Thanks a lot and keep up the awesome work!
really, really appreciate it!! :)
Thanks for HK video.
Lovely vlog, Lisa and Josh.
Your vlog was very helpful, thought of Lisa at Victoria peak walking down with the insect bites, and josh thought of you while having a lovely meal at kitty, big thanks for the tips of using the shuttle service in Macau.Wishing you both happy travels and the best of times ahead in life.Do continue with your great work.
You guys make an incredible couple❤❤❤
Can I just say how much I enjoy your choice of music that goes so well with your videos - I love your videos - I think I might start re-watching some of the old ones - thank you for entertaining me (and obviously lots of others) 🥰
Thank you so much for saying this! Music is one of our favorite parts of making these!! :)
it's so cool watching you guys. :) thank you for sharing your budget hong kong adventure in 3 days, :) so inspire to create our 4 days Singapore trip as well :)
Nice video guys
Hong Kong is definitely more expensive than Tokyo for hotel and dine in restorans. next time around i will put up at hostel or guesthouse and go for street food which is cheaper whilst visiting places of interest in Hong Kong 🙂
Sunday, Philippina Maids in HK like to gather in Central as it's their day off in a week. They will share employers unwanted stuffs, pack them, and send home. Also gather together for some food and chill... on the floor...
ahh, thank you for the context. we thought it was a festival of sorts, but it looked like such a fun way to just hang out, eat, listen to music, and get together. does this happen every Sunday?
@@LisaAndJosh yes !! Every Sunday and public holiday, whenever they are off, they love to go the parks, public areas to chill, but most likely Central.
Thank you for visiting my HomeKong. Cheung Chau Island is relaxing. Tai O island is another place to get Jumbo fish balls.
In the future when shooting, can you please be mindful to shoot ramps as well? I need a mobility scooter to get around and want to fully take in the environment for Hong Kong and Taiwan when I travel there. You don't have to emphasize on ramps but when walking please be mindful and when you see ramps leading you to your destinations, please include them in your camera frames. Thank you!
Thank you for listing the hotel within the description
Any time!
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Hongkong super fun
Misses Hong Kong
I didn't watch your prior video on HK, but did you get a chance to go to Tai O to catch a glimpse of the pink dolphins? I was lucky enough to see them several years ago. I know others who have gone to Tai O many times to see them but always struck out. I feel lucky 🤭.
ohh we didn't! so sad to have missed this, what an incredible experience that must've been
I'm just starting the video and you may answer this question, but $100/day HKD or USD? I'm hoping it's HKD! I look forward to watching this, as I was last there in 2019 and hope to return early next year. I just finished- great video, partly because you two are so upbeat, partly all that you showed us. You wouldn't stay at the 1 star Chunking Mansions? It's a trip, and as budgety as you can get. I did once, for the experience, but I prefer at least 2 stars. LOL
100hkd a day might be tough, but you can absolutely have a great trip on about 350-500 hkd a day
how were the 1 star chunking mansions? I am back there visiting family and want to go out one night, but I dont want to stumble home at 3am and wake everyone up so ive thought about booking one for the night
Can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video! Great work. I've been to Hong Kong several times, but next time we'll do it the Lisa & Josh way. ❤❤
Good stuff!
Oh! You missed the tram, No 120 at time 16:08 with traditional internal decoration. pull up to close glass window and wooden chair
Oh I had no idea! Which ones have the traditional decoration? Is it just that one?
Thank you for sharing
Aww I was just there last weekend!
TH-cam recommended this to me. I like how you present your vid. Seems you both are always having fun. Got me subscribed. Gonna watch all your vids from the very beginning. Starting.... Now!
Heyyy! Awesome, thanks so much!!!
Hi just wondering if the price in the menu is HKD or USD. I tried converting it to my local currency and find it quite cheap because my friend told me she once had to pay for 14USD for a plate of fried rice and it sounds so unbelievable.
the prices shown on the menu were all in HKD, the money counter we show in our video is all in USD :)
@@LisaAndJoshMay I know where was the first place that you ate in this video? I'm a Muslim and I saw the halal sign so I could include that in my itinerary.
It's kind of confusing when you go back and forth on your prices. Throughout the video, not sure if you are referring to USD or HKD, like your budget at 0:54. Please put in small font next to your budget what type of currency you are referring. You do at times but not all the time.
You can take the bus from downtown way cheaper than tram
Good luck !. 🙏🤞 !.
what camera were you guys using? it's so clear and crisp
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!
So how well does airalo work in Hong Kong? I will be there on the 17th trying to explore my options.
I would prefer to watch symphony of light from Wan Chai Pier (Star Ferry)
Great video. Never wanted to go to Hong Kong. I am not really a city girl but maybe.....?
You guys are super awesome 😊
Do you use octopus in the apple pay ?
Things are way more expensive in HK now. USD$100 a day is definitely not enough; I would say $200 a day is fair for the challenge.
What’s the app for the internet connection?
Hong Kong is expensive because of the real estate situation. The Mansions is the cheapest to stay but would not recommend. $200hkd per day might be more realistic.
Ne hol ma?. Hi from Oamaru Sth island New Zealand.
May i ask how much money to bring and what requirements before allowed to visit Hong Kong please?.
What is recommended stay you suggest. ..4 to 5 days?
Love this video! Egg tart Portugal? Egg tart Hong Kong? which was better?
Egg tart Portugal too sweet for me. Egg tart Hong Kong are delicious, the cookie tart, are sooo buttery good. The Portuguese egg tarts in Macau are soooo good, buttery and creamy. The Asian versions of Portuguese egg tarts are better the Portuguese egg tarts in Portugal.
I'll be visiting Hong Kong in the next month, does WhatsApp work there without using a VPN? It's my main form of communication.
we were able to use WhatsApp w/out any issues!
its terrible what the ccp did to HK
As a Hong Konger I agree
@@BoscoMans8888 are there still riots there with the ccp thugs?
唱好香港呀，下次請你們用microphone
Love watching your channel but wow you eat a lot
$100 US equals to $783 Hong Kong Dollars 💵💵💵
looks like vegas
What with inflation...why not give yourselves a break and up your limit to $125, or discount the first $50 of the accommodation charge. There are enough stresses in life and think of the extra food you could buy. :)
As a Hongkonger, it's very interesting to see my place through the eyes of tourists. What a great video, thank you for sharing. Hope you enjoyed your stay here.
There are a lot of domestic workers from the Philippines and they all congregate in Central on Sundays. There are vendors who help the workers to send merchandise back home for the workers. Time for them to get together with friends and relax for the only day off for the week.
I guess this is similar to Singapore's Filipino domestic help who congregate at Lucky Plaza on Orchard Road...without the boxes 😀.
love this! felt like a fun party with music, good food, with he coolest living room to hang out in :)
Yes, the Filipino OFW workers send stuff home to the Philippines using Balikbayan boxes. This is a very economical way to send things to the Philippines, and it’s only available when sending to the Philippines. 😊
sooo interesting so me and my filipina wife need to visit when were there :)
They are everywhere in HK on Sunday the only day off during a week
I have a love/hate relationship with Hong Kong. I lived in China for 6 years but had to leave the country every 90 days. Hong Kong is Outside Mainland China for Visa purposes. I would fly from Chengdu to Shezhen, then a bus, a train to cross a line, and return.
I would also renew my Business Visa in HK. I once had to stay for 8 days, while my passport travelled to Los Angeles. Don't Ask! My 8 days were spent walking around and exploring HK. The clock tower you showed several times was the Clock Tower from a railway station which was demolished, but the left the clock tower and build a nice plaza. On the Kowloon side there's a park with 3 swimming pools, flamingos, parrots in a mini zoo. Worth a few hours . . . Best wishes from Bangkok.
Fantastic video! Hong Kong is both so metropolitan and comfortable. Awesome food everywhere.
You are bringing back so many amazing memories for me. Plus, I love the way you travel. I’ve always done the budget trips. Now I have to listen to every word you say and plan again. Thanks for all your traveling ideas
You may say 3.88 days instead of 3.75 days. 88 are used often because it is pronounced prosper prosper in Cantonese
yessss, thank you for this!!
Wow, $66 a day for accommodation is VERY good. Anything else can be very budget friendly if you got the accommodation down.
I love Hong Kong and Macau. I too budgeted for myself when I solo tripped there twice. The best way to save is eating where locals eat, avoiding anything fancy. There are so many beautiful places, parks, museums, beaches and sites that are free to see and enjoy. The Octopus is essential, not just for travel but to buy drinks in 7 elevens too. For myself, I visit every Bruce Lee site in these places, including temples and paying my respects to his teachers and his father.
I love Hong Kong. I’ve been there twice but I feel like I wanna go again. So I’m thinking of going there again next year and visit a new friend who I met in the Phil Rice Terraces. I love everything about it. Next time you visit, try the different islands not far from the mainland HK. They are beautiful islands, so clean, so cheap.
Having lived in HK for many years, you did a GREAT job highlighting some of the more important things to do and see. Well done!!
Exactly how I felt while watching the video. It's a shame they didn't visit the Big Buddha or spend time on Lantau Island, but not bad for 3 days. I lived/worked in HK for 20 years before moving to the Philippines. It made me quite nostalgic for the food and 'experience' of HK.
I love the old Hong Kong.
LOVED this video. Amazing work showing a budget friendly side of HK and Macau. Great editing too!
Take airport bus 21 or 22 down the ramp from the ATM machine and save 75% compared to the Airport Express train. Of course it take twice as much time or 30 minutes to go to central Kowloon.
I was thinking exactly the same. Taking MTR Airport Express? Great way to start their on a budget trip 🤣
I so enjoyed this video! It brought back a lot of great memories; our family did a similar budget-minded visit to Hong Kong in 2019. One of my favorite free activities in the city was the Hong Kong Museum of History. I thought it was a gem - I learned so much about this dynamic city, and the AC was a fabulous break from the heat and humidity + nice rest rooms. I used reviews on google maps to put together a DIY food tour which was so much fun, a great value, and delicious! Hong Kong is one of my favorite cities in all our travels.
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Great to see that HK preserved the iconic brick tower of the KCR (Kowloon-Canton- Railway) and images of Star Ferry, the best and cheapest ferry ride in the world. On the other hand, it is a pity that this video does not show much (aside from KCR tower) of The mainland side of Kowloon and nice development and Colonial legacy.
As for Macau, too bad the videos were taken at night as it does not showcase the architecture of those casino buildings. And what about Macau's Portuguese heritage in the cobbled streets, colonial buildings, freestanding facade of a historic cathedral, Leal Senado (Loyal Senate building).
Rest rooms! I need this info in travel volgs. Thank you. mwah
I studied abroad in Hong Kong way back in 2003, and it's funny because it looks exactly the same! The same mix of old and new, the same trucks, the same fashion sense, the same great food. Sometimes, it's nice to see things stay the same. I know Hong Kong isn't the same place anymore, but so many things on the surface look the same. Love to go back and visit.
yess!! we feel this sentiment so much--there's just something about going back to a place and having it look and feel the same as when you first visited
Come on back! As someone who lived in the final years of the colonial era, people over-romanticise the HK of the past IMO. My parents will tell you all about the hardships of the old days. It's a lot cleaner and safer today and all the awesome aspects of the city are still there.
Sad to hear that u HK isn’t the same place anymore😢
I’m surprised how much you guys experienced with this budget. I would say do stretch a little bit for some good dim sum, bbq pork/goose and cantonese cuisine if you can and you won’t regret. Overall very solid trip!
Thanks for the tips! yes! the dim sum we had was $25 for the two us, but so so good!
Wow😯 100 per day in Hong Kong where most things are so expensive😅 how you guys do that? That’s really cool😎 I don’t think I can with all the walking trips😅😂 I’m just too lazy but definitely a great exercise and I’m a shopaholic😅🤣
Yep. You did it again. HK was not on my list to see, but after seeing your video I do want to visit and definitely will add Macau. It does look like Portugal. We were in Lagos for 2 weeks and the streets are exactly alike. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
Hk is absolutely beautiful. Amazing city
Hong Kong and Macau look insane! I love Las Vegas and it’s my dream to visit Hong Kong one day. I’m not sure how easy it is to travel there at the moment but in the next few years I hope I can! A great vlog and new subscriber from me :)
we hope you get to visit too!! thanks for subscribing!! :)
Yay! New video from Lisa And Josh!
Loving these long form videos you guys are putting out! Thank you for putting out great content!
Love from Singapore!
Fantastic video for tourists, we just stayed in Causeway Bay and I wish I watched your video prior to our trip. And spot on with the secret food places behind the wet markets. Well done guys!!