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The British had returned HongKong back to China in 1997; but until now, the British has not returned Gibraltar to Spain yet... and not Falkland/Malvinas islands to Argentina yet...
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The same happened to me, Ken. I arrived by train and had to go back - it seems, that they are not welcome foreign tourists ! Have you noticed the thousands of CCTV cameras??? This is real China - unfortunatelly !!!
I am truly amazed to see you riding the very same mini-bus as I do everyday. Initially I thought it was decent enough for a foreigner just to visit Happy Valley Racecourse but you nailed it in terms of exploring deeply. Lovely done video, you easily earned my sub.
Actually you can apply for a 5-day port visa (Special Economic Zone visa on arrival) to Shenzhen at the immigration of the Chinese side at the end metro station.
Hi Ken, I am afraid that not even an ordinary Hong Konger could enter Sha Tau Kok without a preapproved permit, so don't feel bad about it. Do get an Octopus card from any MTR station. It is easy to top up at any MTR station or convenience store, and you can pay with this debit card for all public transport, at convenience stores, some restaurants and even a lot of shops!
At Sha Tau Kok, i ate at a restaurant on the HK side, and a waist level railing followed by 2 metre plastic screen literally divides HK from China... you can literally reach your hand over to the China side (but I won't advice as there are guards looking at you). In the sea, the divide is marked by floating buoys, with police boats not far off. The permit allowed me to stay at this border zone till 9pm (you cannot even stay overnight, never mind cross to China!).
Hi Ken! Sha Tau Kok is now open to all visitors! You just need to sign up for a pass beforehand (for free and takes 2-3 days for approval). I visited, its really cool! I was a meter from mainlanders on the other direction. However access the the Sino-British street (the actual footpath that divides the HK and Mainland China jurisdiction zones) is off-limits on the HK side, but puzzlingly free-ly accessible from the Mainland side (but they need to sign up via a different method beforehand).
Hi Ken, if you enjoy exploring Hong Kong countryside, I highly recommend you to go to Sai Kung, Stanley, Lamma Island and Cheung Chau. The atmosphere is very different to the central area. There is also a museum in Stanley you can visit for free.
Some real surprises for me in Hong Kong. I wasn’t aware that there was land and mountains etc. . I thought Zhong Kong was just a small island like a concrete jungle with all high-rise. Altogether different to what I expected. Wonderful, I learnt something. I am 82 years old in July so it proves it’s never too late to learn.
HK has more than 250 islands, some very tiny, but lots of them can be reached by ferries and scheduled boat rides. The perception that it is a concrete forest is pretty incorrect.
Ken, if you want to see the border at a close distance, it is best to go to Luk Keng then take a walk next to the coastline to Kuk Po. ShenZhen is just on the other side of the sea.
Im from Hong Kong and also living in the border between HK and CN. The village we live called “Sha Tau Kok”, there are only residents from the village allowed to come, not even other hkgers, unless you have a student/ business permit. Thank you for making this video! Willkommen in Hong Kong!
Looks like this HK/Mainland China border adventure is the most difficult of all... nevertheless you still tried your utmost best to show us that border. A massive thanks for the effort, Ken. Yeah, that's a cemetery. Outskirt Hong Kong does have a few beautiful views and it's great you enjoy your dinner before heading back to your hotel. Absolutely as always an amazing video. I truly appreciate all the hard work you have put in to make this video so fun and entertaining. Thanks again, Ken. 🥰
Ken, if you would like to enjoy the good view of Shenzhen, you could go to Ma Tso Lung or Ha Pak Nai, they are both located near the border of Shenzhen and Hong Kong but they are not restricted areas. These places are also perfect for appreciating the sunset and I strongly recommend you go there! Especially Pak Nai/ Lau Fau Shan! They got a really nice view
If you want a view to the Shenzhen skyline, I will suggest you to go to Lau Fau San, which is at the North West part of Hong Kong. From there, u can have great sunset view with the Shenzhen bay skyline as a background. Also the village there is a local tourist spot where u can buy some dried seafood and sauce.
Welcome to Hong Kong Ken, so sorry that Sha Tau Kok is a restricted area where even local people need to get permits to go there, by the way, you may buy an IC card called Octopus in every mtr station so that you don’t need to pay with cash. Hope you enjoy the journey and have a nice time in HK.
@@KenAbroad However, the restricted areas are less than before. I am not sure that is a good news or not, I just want to give some information for you. Finally, I hope you can enjoy the journey of HK.
@@KenAbroad The Octopus card can also be use at 7-Eleven, McDonald's and so forth. Also, you can leave the card in your wallet and put the wallet on top of the reader.
Originally from Hong Kong and moved away when I was young so it's super interesting to see to learn about hong Kong this way! love how you show us around HK!
Hi Ken, I’m HKger, if you want to see Shenzhen from Hong Kong, you can go a place called Lau Fau Shan in New Territories Hong Kong. It is very famous place to view sunset and can see Shenzhen cityscape . Lau Fau Shan is also famous on oysters, you can enjoy seafood there. Have fun~
Ken, in fact, drinking sugary drinks makes you thirstier, so you can think about it next time! I really admire your spirit of adventure, to shoot in such a remote and forbidden place! Actually photographing a cemetery is pretty disrespectful, but since you didn't know, those souls will forgive you! Although there is no one to help you translate all the time, you handle it well, thanks a lot for sharing! 👍🤩🙏
Lived in HK for 26 years and it was great. Had no problems going in and out of China… And you can only go to Sha Tau Kok with a residence pass. It was like that even under British rule.
i'm watching this from mainland China, a city called Guangzhou very close to Shenzhen. I feel pity that you didn't get your visa to mainland because I like the way you exploring a new place and would love to know your experience here.
Hi Ken, I have actually walked across the border where you were, many times. Of course at the time I was living in China and had a Chinese residence permit - that made it extremely easy. Ususally no one even talked to me, they just stamped an exit and entry in my passport each time.
20:16 The interesting structure you were looking at was actually an old style grave, found almost exclusively in the rural areas (since there is no such space for a grand grave in the city) 27:46 Unlike in Europe where it's often a-la-carte, in Hong Kong meal sets are quite common since they are more economical. They come with a complementary drink, and sometimes a soup; so don't hesitate to ask if the drink is included in the meal, and usually you can select (hot) lemon water, lemon tea, milk tea, coffee or yin yang (mixture of milk tea and coffee).
I'm an expat living in Mainland China and watching this I'm contemplating of going to HK tomorrow - I'm searching for tickets as I'm watching. I love HK. Thanks for sharing your great videos.
See how modern Hong Kong and China is in their public transportation system. Very advance so people can travel easily. In the US everyone is geared to travel individually in their car. Hong Kong and China use battery powered and electric buses to stop diesel fuels, black smoke emissions. You really stayed calm Ken when you were surprised you could not go any further. Thanks for taking us on your journey. See you next time.
Willkommen in Sheung Shui, einem town, an dem ich seit 26 Jahren arbeite und lebe. Es ist interessant, meine Heimatstadt aus einer fremden touristischen Perspektive zu sehen. Viele Dinge, die ich für selbstverständlich hielt und doch so interessant für einen Touristen waren. 👍👍👍
Thank you for all of your efforts. You will never read this given it is a year later -- but so calming to travel through your eyes. So many people will never get to do what you are doing -- and you putting forth so much effort and time for so many -- well I'm grateful. God bless you and keep you.
From watching other TH-camrs (mainly Sepentza) this was where people from the Mainland crossed over into Hong Kong and came back with suitcases full of Ferro Rocher chocolates and other desirable things that they could sell. It got more and more restrictive over the years when the Chinese government passed more and more regulations to discourage the practice. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, they set up a huge shopping mall near the end of the train line specifically for these people to buy the Ferro Rocher chocolates in bulk.
I used to watch Serpentza videos, but not anymore. He and his friend are making nothing but anti-China videos nowadays. I guess people like to watch anything negative about China and its people.
@@se7enzee444 Me too, but I don't think it's their fault. The recent changes that have taken place in China, and the fact that they no longer have access to travel around in China has a lot to do with it. They probably don't travel around as much because they're raising families, too. I do watch them now and then, they come up with some interesting (and alarming) stuff about China even now. I wish they'd start doing more car renovation videos though. Their old videos are worth watching again - gives you some real insight into what China is (or was) like.
@@iskandartaib Serpentza and his friend continues to make up negative ("alarming") stuffs about China because that's what anti-China Westerners who don't know anything about China and have never been to China want to see. They have left China for the US 4-5 years now.
Thanks for this video Ken, I loosely toyed with the idea of visiting Shenzen when I was in Hong Kong but didn't as the weather wasn't great some of the time so I didn't check to see if it was viable. I have a similar interest in visiting border crossings, I lived briefly in the south of The Netherlands and it used to take 6 hours plus to reach Amsterdam so I started travelling to Dusseldorf or Koln via a bicycle from Well, the Netherlands to Kavelaer, Germany and 9 times out of 10 there was no one at the border crossing and I just cycled through freely.
The temple at 23:40 is Tin Hau, the goddess of the seas. Former fishermen and today’s locals worship her for peace and luck. There are quite a few Tin Hau Miu in town. This is a smaller one. Good on you, Ken!
Ken- I have spent a lot of time in HK and Shenzhen and I am enjoying your impressions and adventures there....enjoy your stay!! Highly recommend walking the Dragon Back Trail on Hong Kong Island- worth the ~3 hour walk for the great views of the sea and hills ...and the end of the walk at Big Wave Bay is a great point to enjoy a beer and watch the waves.
It's great that you are exploring the border areas, I love to do that too. I know around 2006 Europeans could get a visa for China right at the border, it was about 200 HKD for 5 days and only valid in the Shenzhen area, probably not available right now, I hope it will come back.
👍 Good job, Ken! You took me to places that I've never been as a Hongkonger. 😊 I hope you don't find us rude here, Hong Kong people are more reserved. Do take a bus ride to Sai Kung or Stanley. Remember to sit on the upper deck and you will have a beautiful view of Hong Kong.
Here's how Sha Tau Kok looks like, featured in a recent Mill Milk video... it's in Cantonese, but you can use the translation feature to translate the Traditional Chinese subtitles into English: th-cam.com/video/FDGDecLzQK8/w-d-xo.html The border has been there since the British colonial times to prevent mainland Chinese to flood into the city, and due to "One Country Two Systems" principle, the border is still necessary so that Hong Kong would not be over-populated by mainlanders. Sha Tau Kok is a buffer area to have better border control... so even HK locals need permit to enter.
I think it is better to buy an Octopus card for you. You can buy it at every MTR station. You can use the Octopus card to take the MTR, bus, and ferry. This will make it more convenient for you, because in Hong Kong you can not give change on the bus
While I was working in Mumbai, had a fren, fellow Malaysian from d Malaysian general consulate office in Mumbai, she n her family visited Hong Kong n tried to enter China at d border, but was strictly denied entry.
ah I hope you got an Octopus card! It's been in use since a long long time ago and is so convenient. Thanks for showing us around the border town and glad to see that you didn't get stuck!
17:50 i googled this place, it is an organic farm. 18:22 the label on the bottle say gaharu tea, or according to wikipedia > "In Europe it was referred to as Lignum aquila (eagle-wood) or Agilawood" 23:14 incense stick
You should ask the staff if any temporary /fast track visa to China is available at the boarder. I remember there is one at the China side, just not sure if temporary visa is available for foreigners. The Chinese government has started issuing visa for foreigners visitor a while ago. The area at the border is restricted. However there is some point you can see China side from close up. I think it is at the newly opened liantang border, you need to check the news about people watching /waving to their relatives from either sides of border during the pandemic.
I really like your videos! Could you make them longer please? 1+ hour, I think a lot of people would like that, 30 minutes really fly by! Keep up the good work!
This is such a good new country to visit the vlogs are so different and unique. I hope to see much more from Hong Kong u should extend your stay and really tour,
Ken, if you are holding a Germany passport, I think you can get a 5-day Shenzhen Visa on Arrival at the Lo Wu (Luohu) Port. There’s some articles about it and you are supposed to get it on the Chinese side of the border,so you have to exit Hong Kong first, cross the bridge and get it right before you get to mainland Chinese immigration. Hope this helps
The border is restricted to avoid the people from either side illegally, that is the reason you couldn’t out of the train station. In the event of your first time travelling to HK, I am impressed you were exactly visit the most local places and tasted the traditional local foods. Brilliant !
One thing I like about dining in Hk is the vast number of choices, you can spend US$500 for a fancy meal at a 3 starred Michelin restaurant or less than US$10 in a local fast food outlets, and never short of choices
What you saw are indeed tombstone and graves. In village style (since you’re in the out-outskirt!). The bigger the more prosperous the family is. Where they locate probably has good feng-shui good for later generations as well. It’s interesting to see people find those interesting, it is not popular to talk about it in Chinese culture. Not exactly a taboo, just want to avoid talking about afterlife. There are actually several western style graveyards where many important western hongkongers are buried? Laid? (? Is it the right word?).
Those are tomb stones. Have to be respectful. Ken, we say Mmm Goy to thank someone for their help. We say Door Jeai only when we are gifted something. So best to say Mmm Goy in most situations in HK. I am enjoying your videos. Thank you.
The UK had returned HongKong back to China in 1997; but until now, the UK has not returned Gibraltar to Spain yet... and not Falkland/Malvinas islands to Argentina yet...
Hong Kong was leased to the British and had to be returned to China on expiry of the lease. Britain honored its responsibilities under the lease. Unfortunately, NOT the case with China that is now heavily restricting democracy in Hong Kong under the agreed "one country, two systems" principle that was supposed to run for 50 years after hand-over ! In the case of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands, the inhabitants of both do NOT wish to live under Spanish or Argentinian jurisdiction respectively.
@@keithhardy8513 There was no democracy under the British either. I think what you meant is freedom of speech/press, which has been curtailed. But nothing is really “heavily restricted”. I am pretty sure Ken hasn’t felt he’s “restricted” in any practical way. Short of regime change, the US-UK just want a chaotic and divisive Hong Kong that’s anti-Beijing. Democracy is just a side show for their hidden agenda which is to maintain the US dominance. It’s all geopolitical. I feel more “heavily restricted” going out in certain places in the US (maybe UK too) for fear of getting robbed or shot! Your argument regarding the Falklands Island just shows the hypocrisy of yourself. There’s no question that these colonies were the result of British imperialism in the past. It’s repulsive and unjust to any unbiased person that a country continues to occupy someone’s backyard that’s thousands miles away. The inhabitants are descendants of British settlers so going by what they want sounds pretty circular to me. At the end of the day, power, not some moral code, dictates. Pretty sure the Brits wanted to keep HK too if China were some small country.
@@keithhardy8513 No! You are totally wrong! Please stop your British colonist ideas about HongKong and China! There was no democracy under the British either. I think what you meant is freedom of speech/press, which has been curtailed. But nothing is really “heavily restricted”. I am pretty sure Ken hasn’t felt he’s “restricted” in any practical way. Short of regime change, the US-UK just want a chaotic and divisive Hong Kong that’s anti-Beijing. Democracy is just a side show for their hidden agenda which is to maintain the US dominance. It’s all geopolitical. I feel more “heavily restricted” going out in certain places in the US (maybe UK too) for fear of getting robbed or shot! Your argument regarding the Falklands Island just shows the hypocrisy of yourself. There’s no question that these colonies were the result of British imperialism in the past. It’s repulsive and unjust to any unbiased person that a country continues to occupy someone’s backyard that’s thousands miles away. The inhabitants are descendants of British settlers so going by what they want sounds pretty circular to me. At the end of the day, power, not some moral code, dictates. Pretty sure the Brits wanted to keep HK too if China were some small country.
But most of the citizens from these places wish to remain British administration, and are ceded to the UK will treaty. Hk as well, but things are different and more complicated. The whole New Territories was not ceded, but leased from China for 99 years and that treaty expired in 1997. And unfortunately the British did not separately to develop Hong Kong kowloon and the new territories, most infrastructure are build there and making the new territories inalienable from other parts of Hong Kong.
Always carry at least one bottle of water wherever you go. Otherwise, if there is no shop around, or you are stuck for hours on public transport, you will be in big trouble. Besides, water is overpriced in every shop, except may be a supermarket, which is much harder to find.
Different from the Dutch-German border😂 (my house is in the Netherlands, 10 mins walking from Germany). I saw your video back home, you grew up not too far from me!
Take mtr to Yuen Long, you can see skyscraper of Shenzhen because from Kam Sheung station to Yuen Long, the train is above the ground. Get off at Yuen Long station and catch the bus K65 to Lau Fau Shan. Get off the bus and you will find the fish market. Pass the fish market and it is seashore. The opposite side is China. There you can see the skyscraper of Shenzhen. You can also enjoy the seafood in Lau Fau Shan
You see lots of people go with trunk in the border and guess they travel to mainland China, it’s not true, they are all from mainland China and go back to China after travelling to Hong Kong.
My neighbour's wife is living in Sha Tau Kok because her dad, a Sha Tau Kok villager is over 100 years old and she takes care of him. My neighbour has a special permit to visit her every week. So no biggie, it's just a preserved village. I don't think your title is correct. Your title implies some weird goings ons, it's not. If you have a visa, you can easily cross over to the mainland.
Sha Tau Kok and Lo Wu are restricted areas, only the village residents can access to their respective villages. You may try to find a Sha Tau Kok resident as a sponsor to help you get the permit.
If u want to see the beautiful sunset and Mainland China Landscape, taste the seafood in HK style , you should go to 流浮山 Lau Fau Shan It is very easy to go ( take the MTR to Tin Shui Wai station, change the bus to the Lau Fau Shan)
We have 2 ways to say thank you, for “dor tse” it means thanks for giving you something, another meaning of thank you can say “ng koi” it means thanks for doing something on you. In your video, the old lady show you the direction buy the milk tea, you can say “ng koi” (thank you), when you pay $ for the milk tea to that lady, the lady will say “dor tse”. Hope this is helpful 😅
i am cantonese but my grand parents moved to thailand long long time ago. thank you for explaining mm-goi and dor-jae. in your case for informing ...so mm-goi =thank you ka
At present, electronic payment is not popular in Hong Kong. If you go to Chinese mainland, such as Shenzhen, almost all of them pay electronically, and you don't need cash. You can just scan it with your mobile phone, and you don't need to buy a ticket. You can take the high-speed train or take other cars by scanning it with your ID card or other documents.
I love that you visited Sheung Shui. Been there many times as it’s where my wife’s grandmother lived. The suitcased people you saw there were probably not tourists but mainlanders doing some shopping. SS has a nice mall.
@@willwen6600 from what I understand from my wife’s family, it is to do with the quality. Baby formula used to be a massive thing to hop over the border and buy in HK. Though, it’s equally likely to be vice versa, I would concede.
Have you tried any breakfast set at any of the Hong Kong-style cafes (Cha chaan teng) yet? They are all over HK. One of the typical sets would include a milk tea, a small plate of scrambled eggs with toasts and a bowl of macaroni soup. You already had milk tea a couple times. The star of the set, besides the milk tea, is the scrambled egg. They go out of their way to make sure the eggs are creamy and smooth. Usually a set is anywhere between 40-70 HK dollars - very reasonable, depending on the location and comfort (e.g. sharing table with others or not).
Hi Ken , my wife are from one of small villages in Sha tau kok, its called lai chi wo village , l went to sha tau kok once with her , l did get a one day permit to go there,than we hire a small boat to travel to her village, that was 20 years ago. I think now you can get a ferry ride to her village( lai chi wo)without going in sha tau kok and without permit , l see lots of Hong kongers go there at weekends to hikes on TH-cam. About those tombs, my grandparents have one,most villages have their own graveyard but only for that village , no outsider allowed, so most Hong Kongers need to buy graveyard space or temple space to places their ashes....
If you wat to travel around in hk by public transport, u need a card for pay fare.The name of the card call ‘Octopus’. You can rent one in MTR station. It cast $50. You also can give back to MTR station if you’re going to leave HK.
I had no idea you need a permit to go to Sha Tau Kok. I know people who work in the Hong kong pet industry and they know of people who charge over $2k to smuggle pets over the border in Sha Tau Kok.
I was living in Shenzhen and Zhanjiang for 4 years. Always crossed the bridge from Hong Kong to Mainland China. Was the best time of my life. China is amazing. You need a visa from the Chinese Embassy before you can enter the Mainland. All the restictions are because of the pandemic!
Welcome to HK, my birth place. Wow you have been many places in HK. Seeing you paying the fare on every trips, I think I must tell you the tip to buy a top up card ‘Octopus card’ which is commonly using in HK for most of the payment like on vehicles, convenience stores, shops. Then helps you not to carry so many cash on yourself and pay extra on bus fare with no change return. Very enjoy watching your adventure in HK. Luckily some HK people can speak English and are nice to help. Hope you like HK and explore this city more.
When you leave Hong Kong and really enter mainland China, you only need a mobile phone. Whether you watch movies, contact the government for work, buy anything, do anything, take any vehicle or buy any ticket, you only need a mobile phone.Enter the restaurant, there is no waiter, take a pen and paper to order, you only need to scan the QR code on the table, and then you can order.
You are very brave to venture a foreign place without a local guide. Fortunately, Hong Kong is generally very safe in most places. After watching several of your videos, you have not been ripped off, but you did waste a few bucks here and there because you did not know what you were doing.
I was in HK in 1978 , things have changed ..It was an old bus took you to the border in those days , you could cross , one check point for seamen & foreign passport holders and another for HK passport holders.....A big sign after you crossed with ( 10 Rules of morality in China ). Rule 1 no photos at the border ...Another rule was no shitting on the path...and that was in English..
Next time you can try visiting Mai Po Nature Reserve (during the birds migration seasons). Hong Kong has very impressive countryside and hiking trails.
For the choice of the home made drinks...i would recommend the herb tea (the Grandma ask the young lady to remind that would have slightly bitter taste.. that's tea likely the grandma recipe for hydration and balacing the body thermo system..(that you need at that moment).... that's really rare to find in hk nowadays......it contains traditional wisdom of old days (that's range of likely commercialized products at chain store aa well but totally different)
ich war vor zwei wochen in der gleichen grenzstation um meinen freund abzuholen, er kam auch aus shenzhen zurück nach hongkong. man merkte doch sehr, dass man an der grenze seiner möglichkeiten war.
Didn't make a trip to ShenZhen when I was in HK back in 2016....... Well,...You'll never know where a bus will take you if you just hop along...This is really off the beaten path....anyway, thank for showing around.... Stay sharp and take care out there , mate......Cheers!!!
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The British had returned HongKong back to China in 1997; but until now, the British has not returned Gibraltar to Spain yet... and not Falkland/Malvinas islands to Argentina yet...
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The same happened to me, Ken. I arrived by train and had to go back - it seems, that they are not welcome foreign tourists ! Have you noticed the thousands of CCTV cameras??? This is real China - unfortunatelly !!!
@@globomanni8407 Well, the USA has zero CCTV camera... the USA welcomes you!!!
I am truly amazed to see you riding the very same mini-bus as I do everyday. Initially I thought it was decent enough for a foreigner just to visit Happy Valley Racecourse but you nailed it in terms of exploring deeply. Lovely done video, you easily earned my sub.
Welcome to the channel 🙏
Actually you can apply for a 5-day port visa (Special Economic Zone visa on arrival) to Shenzhen at the immigration of the Chinese side at the end metro station.
Hi Ken, I am afraid that not even an ordinary Hong Konger could enter Sha Tau Kok without a preapproved permit, so don't feel bad about it. Do get an Octopus card from any MTR station. It is easy to top up at any MTR station or convenience store, and you can pay with this debit card for all public transport, at convenience stores, some restaurants and even a lot of shops!
even a mainland chinese don't know that a permit is requered to go to sha tau kok... leraned sth new from this video
At Sha Tau Kok, i ate at a restaurant on the HK side, and a waist level railing followed by 2 metre plastic screen literally divides HK from China... you can literally reach your hand over to the China side (but I won't advice as there are guards looking at you). In the sea, the divide is marked by floating buoys, with police boats not far off. The permit allowed me to stay at this border zone till 9pm (you cannot even stay overnight, never mind cross to China!).
Hi Ken! Sha Tau Kok is now open to all visitors! You just need to sign up for a pass beforehand (for free and takes 2-3 days for approval). I visited, its really cool! I was a meter from mainlanders on the other direction. However access the the Sino-British street (the actual footpath that divides the HK and Mainland China jurisdiction zones) is off-limits on the HK side, but puzzlingly free-ly accessible from the Mainland side (but they need to sign up via a different method beforehand).
Hi Ken, if you enjoy exploring Hong Kong countryside, I highly recommend you to go to Sai Kung, Stanley, Lamma Island and Cheung Chau. The atmosphere is very different to the central area. There is also a museum in Stanley you can visit for free.
Some real surprises for me in Hong Kong. I wasn’t aware that there was land and mountains etc. . I thought Zhong Kong was just a small island like a concrete jungle with all high-rise. Altogether different to what I expected. Wonderful, I learnt something. I am 82 years old in July so it proves it’s never too late to learn.
Hong Kong has lots of islands and many mountains
HK has more than 250 islands, some very tiny, but lots of them can be reached by ferries and scheduled boat rides. The perception that it is a concrete forest is pretty incorrect.
You can easily get brainwashed by trash Western media when it comes to Hong Kong or China
One reason why the town centre are soooo dense is due to the of lack of usable land, thanks to the “mountainy, hilly” landscape XD
Ken, if you want to see the border at a close distance, it is best to go to Luk Keng then take a walk next to the coastline to Kuk Po. ShenZhen is just on the other side of the sea.
Im from Hong Kong and also living in the border between HK and CN. The village we live called “Sha Tau Kok”, there are only residents from the village allowed to come, not even other hkgers, unless you have a student/ business permit. Thank you for making this video! Willkommen in Hong Kong!
This isn’t true anymore now. Now anyone can apply for a permit for tourist purposes. I went to Sha Tau Kok (HK side only) earlier this year
Thanks for your great video, Ken🥰
I'm really proud of you because you always stay calm and positive even when things don't go as planned.
Looks like this HK/Mainland China border adventure is the most difficult of all... nevertheless you still tried your utmost best to show us that border. A massive thanks for the effort, Ken. Yeah, that's a cemetery. Outskirt Hong Kong does have a few beautiful views and it's great you enjoy your dinner before heading back to your hotel. Absolutely as always an amazing video. I truly appreciate all the hard work you have put in to make this video so fun and entertaining. Thanks again, Ken. 🥰
Thank you so much for the kind words 🙏😊
@@KenAbroad my pleasure, Ken.
Ken, if you would like to enjoy the good view of Shenzhen, you could go to Ma Tso Lung or Ha Pak Nai, they are both located near the border of Shenzhen and Hong Kong but they are not restricted areas. These places are also perfect for appreciating the sunset and I strongly recommend you go there! Especially Pak Nai/ Lau Fau Shan! They got a really nice view
Go to Lau fu Shan is easily by MTR then change to bus, especially he can enjoy seafood in Lau Fu Shan and appreciate sunset in case weather is good 🎉
Ken, you really need to grab an Octopus card from any MTR counter or 7/11, it will make your life soooo much easier.
this ^
Yup, first thing to do upon landing in HK
Will get one ✌️
I almost screamed when he handed over cash at the bus. Thanks for pointing this out 😅
@@mysmartieteevee3036 thats what I was thinking 🤔
If you want a view to the Shenzhen skyline, I will suggest you to go to Lau Fau San, which is at the North West part of Hong Kong. From there, u can have great sunset view with the Shenzhen bay skyline as a background. Also the village there is a local tourist spot where u can buy some dried seafood and sauce.
Welcome to Hong Kong Ken, so sorry that Sha Tau Kok is a restricted area where even local people need to get permits to go there, by the way, you may buy an IC card called Octopus in every mtr station so that you don’t need to pay with cash. Hope you enjoy the journey and have a nice time in HK.
Thank you 😊
@@KenAbroad However, the restricted areas are less than before. I am not sure that is a good news or not, I just want to give some information for you. Finally, I hope you can enjoy the journey of HK.
@@KenAbroad The Octopus card can also be use at 7-Eleven, McDonald's and so forth. Also, you can leave the card in your wallet and put the wallet on top of the reader.
Why? Restricted?
@@PunditKING Bcoz it was to curb illegal immigration from up north during cultural revolution
Originally from Hong Kong and moved away when I was young so it's super interesting to see to learn about hong Kong this way! love how you show us around HK!
Hi Ken, I’m HKger, if you want to see Shenzhen from Hong Kong, you can go a place called Lau Fau Shan in New Territories Hong Kong. It is very famous place to view sunset and can see Shenzhen cityscape . Lau Fau Shan is also famous on oysters, you can enjoy seafood there.
Have fun~
Ken, in fact, drinking sugary drinks makes you thirstier, so you can think about it next time!
I really admire your spirit of adventure, to shoot in such a remote and forbidden place!
Actually photographing a cemetery is pretty disrespectful, but since you didn't know, those souls will forgive you!
Although there is no one to help you translate all the time, you handle it well, thanks a lot for sharing! 👍🤩🙏
Lived in HK for 26 years and it was great. Had no problems going in and out of China… And you can only go to Sha Tau Kok with a residence pass. It was like that even under British rule.
Now you can get a permit to visit Sha Tau Kok as a tourist.
Wow, Ken, you are on the road to 200K subscibers pretty soon 👍👍👏 Well done, well done and keep it up !!!
Almost 🙏
Great content as always. I love. Thanks Ken. 👍👍👍😍😍😍
i'm watching this from mainland China, a city called Guangzhou very close to Shenzhen. I feel pity that you didn't get your visa to mainland because I like the way you exploring a new place and would love to know your experience here.
Hi Ken, I have actually walked across the border where you were, many times. Of course at the time I was living in China and had a Chinese residence permit - that made it extremely easy. Ususally no one even talked to me, they just stamped an exit and entry in my passport each time.
20:16 The interesting structure you were looking at was actually an old style grave, found almost exclusively in the rural areas (since there is no such space for a grand grave in the city)
27:46 Unlike in Europe where it's often a-la-carte, in Hong Kong meal sets are quite common since they are more economical. They come with a complementary drink, and sometimes a soup; so don't hesitate to ask if the drink is included in the meal, and usually you can select (hot) lemon water, lemon tea, milk tea, coffee or yin yang (mixture of milk tea and coffee).
I'm an expat living in Mainland China and watching this I'm contemplating of going to HK tomorrow - I'm searching for tickets as I'm watching. I love HK. Thanks for sharing your great videos.
Enjoy your trip to HK 💪
It’s really warming to see so many people willing to help you.
Yeah the lady who helped him get tea was nice and nice looking. Very pleasant personality. Seemed to be married. Ask her if she has a sister 😂
See how modern Hong Kong and China is in their public transportation system. Very advance so people can travel easily. In the US everyone is geared to travel individually in their car. Hong Kong and China use battery powered and electric buses to stop diesel fuels, black smoke emissions. You really stayed calm Ken when you were surprised you could not go any further. Thanks for taking us on your journey. See you next time.
Willkommen in Sheung Shui, einem town, an dem ich seit 26 Jahren arbeite und lebe. Es ist interessant, meine Heimatstadt aus einer fremden touristischen Perspektive zu sehen. Viele Dinge, die ich für selbstverständlich hielt und doch so interessant für einen Touristen waren. 👍👍👍
Thank you for all of your efforts. You will never read this given it is a year later -- but so calming to travel through your eyes. So many people will never get to do what you are doing -- and you putting forth so much effort and time for so many -- well I'm grateful. God bless you and keep you.
Thank you 🙏
HK/Sino boarder is a closed area。。One Country 2 system still running。2 custom check points & 2 immigration too .
You can apply 5 days visa ，Which allow you only stay in shenzhen for 5 days，it can be easy
From watching other TH-camrs (mainly Sepentza) this was where people from the Mainland crossed over into Hong Kong and came back with suitcases full of Ferro Rocher chocolates and other desirable things that they could sell. It got more and more restrictive over the years when the Chinese government passed more and more regulations to discourage the practice. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, they set up a huge shopping mall near the end of the train line specifically for these people to buy the Ferro Rocher chocolates in bulk.
Sepentza?! An anti-China TH-camr...
I used to watch Serpentza videos, but not anymore. He and his friend are making nothing but anti-China videos nowadays. I guess people like to watch anything negative about China and its people.
@@se7enzee444 Me too, but I don't think it's their fault. The recent changes that have taken place in China, and the fact that they no longer have access to travel around in China has a lot to do with it. They probably don't travel around as much because they're raising families, too. I do watch them now and then, they come up with some interesting (and alarming) stuff about China even now. I wish they'd start doing more car renovation videos though. Their old videos are worth watching again - gives you some real insight into what China is (or was) like.
@@iskandartaib Serpentza and his friend continues to make up negative ("alarming") stuffs about China because that's what anti-China Westerners who don't know anything about China and have never been to China want to see. They have left China for the US 4-5 years now.
@@iskandartaibthier business now definitely deals with alarmist nonsense or CHINA BAD, USA THE BEST BS CONTENT
The content is very good but title is misleading. Visitors are welcome at the border with proper permit and documents
Thanks for this video Ken, I loosely toyed with the idea of visiting Shenzen when I was in Hong Kong but didn't as the weather wasn't great some of the time so I didn't check to see if it was viable. I have a similar interest in visiting border crossings, I lived briefly in the south of The Netherlands and it used to take 6 hours plus to reach Amsterdam so I started travelling to Dusseldorf or Koln via a bicycle from Well, the Netherlands to Kavelaer, Germany and 9 times out of 10 there was no one at the border crossing and I just cycled through freely.
Guten tag ! You are so brave and so friendly❤ Welcome to HK !
ดีใจที่เห็นฮ่องกงอีกครั้งหลังจาก 27 ปีที่แล้ว ที่ไปเรียนและได้เที่ยวด้วย ฉันกับเพื่อนเคยข้ามไปฝั่งจีนด้วยรถไฟเส้นทางเดียวกับที่คุณเคนพยายามจะให้เราเห็น แน่นอนว่าเราต้องมีวีซ่า เป็นประสบการณ์ที่ดีสมัยนั้นธรรมชาติของประเทศจีนก็สวยดี และฉันก็ชอบฮ่องกง คิดว่าจะกลับไปเที่ยวอีกก็ยังไม่ได้ไปสักทีมีแต่ไปประเทศอื่น ทั้งที่ฉันก็คนเอเชีย จะพาครอบครัวที่สวีเดนกลับไปเที่ยวอีกแน่นอน
The temple at 23:40 is Tin Hau, the goddess of the seas. Former fishermen and today’s locals worship her for peace and luck. There are quite a few Tin Hau Miu in town. This is a smaller one. Good on you, Ken!
Ken- I have spent a lot of time in HK and Shenzhen and I am enjoying your impressions and adventures there....enjoy your stay!! Highly recommend walking the Dragon Back Trail on Hong Kong Island- worth the ~3 hour walk for the great views of the sea and hills ...and the end of the walk at Big Wave Bay is a great point to enjoy a beer and watch the waves.
It's great that you are exploring the border areas, I love to do that too.
I know around 2006 Europeans could get a visa for China right at the border, it was about 200 HKD for 5 days and only valid in the Shenzhen area, probably not available right now, I hope it will come back.
👍 Good job, Ken! You took me to places that I've never been as a Hongkonger. 😊 I hope you don't find us rude here, Hong Kong people are more reserved. Do take a bus ride to Sai Kung or Stanley. Remember to sit on the upper deck and you will have a beautiful view of Hong Kong.
I like the reserved people here so far 😊 thank you 👍
Here's how Sha Tau Kok looks like, featured in a recent Mill Milk video... it's in Cantonese, but you can use the translation feature to translate the Traditional Chinese subtitles into English:
th-cam.com/video/FDGDecLzQK8/w-d-xo.html
The border has been there since the British colonial times to prevent mainland Chinese to flood into the city, and due to "One Country Two Systems" principle, the border is still necessary so that Hong Kong would not be over-populated by mainlanders. Sha Tau Kok is a buffer area to have better border control... so even HK locals need permit to enter.
We always learned in the first time but you are right, “ it is what it is …”! Enjoy and stay safe Mr. Ken 🙏
I think it is better to buy an Octopus card for you. You can buy it at every MTR station. You can use the Octopus card to take the MTR, bus, and ferry. This will make it more convenient for you, because in Hong Kong you can not give change on the bus
Thanks for this wonderful video. Ken, u really likes exploring borders between 2 countries.
While I was working in Mumbai, had a fren, fellow Malaysian from d Malaysian general consulate office in Mumbai, she n her family visited Hong Kong n tried to enter China at d border, but was strictly denied entry.
Hong Kong isn’t a country, it’s part of China, but is a semi-autonomous SAR region.
ah I hope you got an Octopus card! It's been in use since a long long time ago and is so convenient. Thanks for showing us around the border town and glad to see that you didn't get stuck!
17:50 i googled this place, it is an organic farm.
18:22 the label on the bottle say gaharu tea, or according to wikipedia > "In Europe it was referred to as Lignum aquila (eagle-wood) or Agilawood"
23:14 incense stick
You should ask the staff if any temporary /fast track visa to China is available at the boarder. I remember there is one at the China side, just not sure if temporary visa is available for foreigners. The Chinese government has started issuing visa for foreigners visitor a while ago. The area at the border is restricted. However there is some point you can see China side from close up. I think it is at the newly opened liantang border, you need to check the news about people watching /waving to their relatives from either sides of border during the pandemic.
I really like your videos! Could you make them longer please? 1+ hour, I think a lot of people would like that, 30 minutes really fly by! Keep up the good work!
I think the time length is right to focus on a topic. 20-30 min, is really the max.
This is such a good new country to visit the vlogs are so different and unique. I hope to see much more from Hong Kong u should extend your stay and really tour,
Ken, if you are holding a Germany passport, I think you can get a 5-day Shenzhen Visa on Arrival at the Lo Wu (Luohu) Port. There’s some articles about it and you are supposed to get it on the Chinese side of the border,so you have to exit Hong Kong first, cross the bridge and get it right before you get to mainland Chinese immigration. Hope this helps
The border is restricted to avoid the people from either side illegally, that is the reason you couldn’t out of the train station. In the event of your first time travelling to HK, I am impressed you were exactly visit the most local places and tasted the traditional local foods. Brilliant !
This guy doesn’t prepare before , no octopus card, bust into restricted area.
When you say "hope I can visit mainland China one day", I am literally glad you've made it today (2024)❤
One thing I like about dining in Hk is the vast number of choices, you can spend US$500 for a fancy meal at a 3 starred Michelin restaurant or less than US$10 in a local fast food outlets, and never short of choices
What you saw are indeed tombstone and graves. In village style (since you’re in the out-outskirt!). The bigger the more prosperous the family is. Where they locate probably has good feng-shui good for later generations as well. It’s interesting to see people find those interesting, it is not popular to talk about it in Chinese culture. Not exactly a taboo, just want to avoid talking about afterlife. There are actually several western style graveyards where many important western hongkongers are buried? Laid? (? Is it the right word?).
Those are tomb stones. Have to be respectful. Ken, we say Mmm Goy to thank someone for their help. We say Door Jeai only when we are gifted something. So best to say Mmm Goy in most situations in HK. I am enjoying your videos. Thank you.
Very authentic, I haven't been to these places in HK being a local for 40 plus years 😂
The UK had returned HongKong back to China in 1997; but until now, the UK has not returned Gibraltar to Spain yet... and not Falkland/Malvinas islands to Argentina yet...
Hong Kong was leased to the British and had to be returned to China on expiry of the lease. Britain honored its responsibilities under the lease. Unfortunately, NOT the case with China that is now heavily restricting democracy in Hong Kong under the agreed "one country, two systems" principle that was supposed to run for 50 years after hand-over ! In the case of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands, the inhabitants of both do NOT wish to live under Spanish or Argentinian jurisdiction respectively.
@@keithhardy8513 There was no democracy under the British either. I think what you meant is freedom of speech/press, which has been curtailed. But nothing is really “heavily restricted”. I am pretty sure Ken hasn’t felt he’s “restricted” in any practical way. Short of regime change, the US-UK just want a chaotic and divisive Hong Kong that’s anti-Beijing. Democracy is just a side show for their hidden agenda which is to maintain the US dominance. It’s all geopolitical. I feel more “heavily restricted” going out in certain places in the US (maybe UK too) for fear of getting robbed or shot!
Your argument regarding the Falklands Island just shows the hypocrisy of yourself. There’s no question that these colonies were the result of British imperialism in the past. It’s repulsive and unjust to any unbiased person that a country continues to occupy someone’s backyard that’s thousands miles away. The inhabitants are descendants of British settlers so going by what they want sounds pretty circular to me. At the end of the day, power, not some moral code, dictates. Pretty sure the Brits wanted to keep HK too if China were some small country.
@@keithhardy8513 No! You are totally wrong! Please stop your British colonist ideas about HongKong and China! There was no democracy under the British either. I think what you meant is freedom of speech/press, which has been curtailed. But nothing is really “heavily restricted”. I am pretty sure Ken hasn’t felt he’s “restricted” in any practical way. Short of regime change, the US-UK just want a chaotic and divisive Hong Kong that’s anti-Beijing. Democracy is just a side show for their hidden agenda which is to maintain the US dominance. It’s all geopolitical. I feel more “heavily restricted” going out in certain places in the US (maybe UK too) for fear of getting robbed or shot!
Your argument regarding the Falklands Island just shows the hypocrisy of yourself. There’s no question that these colonies were the result of British imperialism in the past. It’s repulsive and unjust to any unbiased person that a country continues to occupy someone’s backyard that’s thousands miles away. The inhabitants are descendants of British settlers so going by what they want sounds pretty circular to me. At the end of the day, power, not some moral code, dictates. Pretty sure the Brits wanted to keep HK too if China were some small country.
The Falklands were British before Argentina was a country, how are you so ignorant?
But most of the citizens from these places wish to remain British administration, and are ceded to the UK will treaty. Hk as well, but things are different and more complicated. The whole New Territories was not ceded, but leased from China for 99 years and that treaty expired in 1997. And unfortunately the British did not separately to develop Hong Kong kowloon and the new territories, most infrastructure are build there and making the new territories inalienable from other parts of Hong Kong.
Guten tag! I love your show so far! I am thinking of going to Hong Kong this winter.
Always carry at least one bottle of water wherever you go. Otherwise, if there is no shop around, or you are stuck for hours on public transport, you will be in big trouble. Besides, water is overpriced in every shop, except may be a supermarket, which is much harder to find.
Different from the Dutch-German border😂 (my house is in the Netherlands, 10 mins walking from Germany). I saw your video back home, you grew up not too far from me!
Netherlands and Germany are two different countries! But HongKong is a part of China, though not belonging to the mainland.
Take mtr to Yuen Long, you can see skyscraper of Shenzhen because from Kam Sheung station to Yuen Long, the train is above the ground. Get off at Yuen Long station and catch the bus K65 to Lau Fau Shan. Get off the bus and you will find the fish market. Pass the fish market and it is seashore. The opposite side is China. There you can see the skyscraper of Shenzhen. You can also enjoy the seafood in Lau Fau Shan
Spot on with Gu Lo Yuk! Sweet sour pork! You picked the right place for a decent Cantonese meal. Enjoy!
You see lots of people go with trunk in the border and guess they travel to mainland China, it’s not true, they are all from mainland China and go back to China after travelling to Hong Kong.
My neighbour's wife is living in Sha Tau Kok because her dad, a Sha Tau Kok villager is over 100 years old and she takes care of him. My neighbour has a special permit to visit her every week. So no biggie, it's just a preserved village. I don't think your title is correct. Your title implies some weird goings ons, it's not. If you have a visa, you can easily cross over to the mainland.
Thanks Ken for the very informative video. Take care always 🙏
Sha Tau Kok and Lo Wu are restricted areas, only the village residents can access to their respective villages. You may try to find a Sha Tau Kok resident as a sponsor to help you get the permit.
If u want to see the beautiful sunset and Mainland China Landscape, taste the seafood in HK style , you should go to 流浮山 Lau Fau Shan
It is very easy to go ( take the MTR to Tin Shui Wai station, change the bus to the Lau Fau Shan)
21:00 Yes, it's graveyard. Always surprise for us in every country. Love this border vlog although it's a very tough one 😅
A great video again 👍🏻
Yes it was a cemetery.
You should have went to Macau. From there you can see Mainland China.
Will go to Macau too 🙏
We have 2 ways to say thank you, for “dor tse” it means thanks for giving you something, another meaning of thank you can say “ng koi” it means thanks for doing something on you. In your video, the old lady show you the direction buy the milk tea, you can say “ng koi” (thank you), when you pay $ for the milk tea to that lady, the lady will say “dor tse”. Hope this is helpful 😅
Thanks 👍
@@KenAbroad I may be way off as a westerner, but I pronounce it mmgoy.
i am cantonese but my grand parents moved to thailand long long time ago. thank you for explaining mm-goi and dor-jae. in your case for informing ...so mm-goi =thank you ka
@@KenAbroad soo simply , “Mm-goi” for helping for serving you, “Dor-tse” for gifting you something.
Excellent! This is my type of adventure. Exciting to follow you along.
At present, electronic payment is not popular in Hong Kong. If you go to Chinese mainland, such as Shenzhen, almost all of them pay electronically, and you don't need cash. You can just scan it with your mobile phone, and you don't need to buy a ticket. You can take the high-speed train or take other cars by scanning it with your ID card or other documents.
Temple Street night market in Kowloon is a fun place with good sea food and try eating Dimsum in Hong Kong. Cheers!
You should get a pre-paid Oyster card while in HK. It can be used on most public transportation, grocery stores and tons of restaurants.
I love that you visited Sheung Shui. Been there many times as it’s where my wife’s grandmother lived. The suitcased people you saw there were probably not tourists but mainlanders doing some shopping. SS has a nice mall.
Mainlander shopping in HK? Isn't it more expensive?
@@willwen6600 Maybe some items hard to get in Mainland, perhaps?
@@willwen6600 from what I understand from my wife’s family, it is to do with the quality. Baby formula used to be a massive thing to hop over the border and buy in HK. Though, it’s equally likely to be vice versa, I would concede.
Have you tried any breakfast set at any of the Hong Kong-style cafes (Cha chaan teng) yet? They are all over HK. One of the typical sets would include a milk tea, a small plate of scrambled eggs with toasts and a bowl of macaroni soup. You already had milk tea a couple times. The star of the set, besides the milk tea, is the scrambled egg. They go out of their way to make sure the eggs are creamy and smooth. Usually a set is anywhere between 40-70 HK dollars - very reasonable, depending on the location and comfort (e.g. sharing table with others or not).
Hi Ken , my wife are from one of small villages in Sha tau kok, its called lai chi wo village , l went to sha tau kok once with her , l did get a one day permit to go there,than we hire a small boat to travel to her village, that was 20 years ago.
I think now you can get a ferry ride to her village( lai chi wo)without going in sha tau kok and without permit , l see lots of Hong kongers go there at weekends to hikes on TH-cam.
About those tombs, my grandparents have one,most villages have their own graveyard but only for that village , no outsider allowed, so most Hong Kongers need to buy graveyard space or temple space to places their ashes....
If you wat to travel around in hk by public transport, u need a card for pay fare.The name of the card call ‘Octopus’. You can rent one in MTR station. It cast $50. You also can give back to MTR station if you’re going to leave HK.
I had no idea you need a permit to go to Sha Tau Kok. I know people who work in the Hong kong pet industry and they know of people who charge over $2k to smuggle pets over the border in Sha Tau Kok.
I was living in Shenzhen and Zhanjiang for 4 years. Always crossed the bridge from Hong Kong to Mainland China. Was the best time of my life. China is amazing. You need a visa from the Chinese Embassy before you can enter the Mainland. All the restictions are because of the pandemic!
I got the coach across the border from HK to Shenzehn last week. All smooth
Welcome to HK, my birth place. Wow you have been many places in HK. Seeing you paying the fare on every trips, I think I must tell you the tip to buy a top up card ‘Octopus card’ which is commonly using in HK for most of the payment like on vehicles, convenience stores, shops. Then helps you not to carry so many cash on yourself and pay extra on bus fare with no change return. Very enjoy watching your adventure in HK. Luckily some HK people can speak English and are nice to help. Hope you like HK and explore this city more.
When you leave Hong Kong and really enter mainland China, you only need a mobile phone. Whether you watch movies, contact the government for work, buy anything, do anything, take any vehicle or buy any ticket, you only need a mobile phone.Enter the restaurant, there is no waiter, take a pen and paper to order, you only need to scan the QR code on the table, and then you can order.
You are very brave to venture a foreign place without a local guide. Fortunately, Hong Kong is generally very safe in most places. After watching several of your videos, you have not been ripped off, but you did waste a few bucks here and there because you did not know what you were doing.
One of the tombs is of the clan surnamed “So”, most are descendants of the indigenous people of that village.
Ken, the busses accept credit cards (pay wave). Two machines: one for the Octopus and the white one is for credit cards. Cash is king, but no change.
There are no changes on buses for many places. Check fares before boarding or get a pass so you can pay exact fare.
I appreciate your ADVENTUREs!
Would be great if you could travel to mainland China and share your experience as a western traveller.
Plan to travel there one day too 100% ✌️
@@KenAbroad why did they not let you cross the border? You didn’t get the visa to enter?
@@nickcy6267 I think there is arrival visa on the mainland side, for 48 hours, but many people just don't know that
I was in HK in 1978 , things have changed ..It was an old bus took you to the border in those days , you could cross , one check point for seamen & foreign passport holders and another for HK passport holders.....A big sign after you crossed with ( 10 Rules of morality in China ).
Rule 1 no photos at the border ...Another rule was no shitting on the path...and that was in English..
Next time you can try visiting Mai Po Nature Reserve (during the birds migration seasons). Hong Kong has very impressive countryside and hiking trails.
Nice exsplore in Hongkong look very beautiful place nice VIEW
ENJOYED watching here full watched HERE
For the choice of the home made drinks...i would recommend the herb tea (the Grandma ask the young lady to remind that would have slightly bitter taste.. that's tea likely the grandma recipe for hydration and balacing the body thermo system..(that you need at that moment).... that's really rare to find in hk nowadays......it contains traditional wisdom of old days (that's range of likely commercialized products at chain store aa well but totally different)
Great video. I love it 😃😃😃
ich war vor zwei wochen in der gleichen grenzstation um meinen freund abzuholen, er kam auch aus shenzhen zurück nach hongkong. man merkte doch sehr, dass man an der grenze seiner möglichkeiten war.
You learn new things everyday while travelling. Happy travelling.
Nice show!
Didn't make a trip to ShenZhen when I was in HK back in 2016....... Well,...You'll never know where a bus will take you if you just hop along...This is really off the beaten path....anyway, thank for showing around.... Stay sharp and take care out there , mate......Cheers!!!
Hi Ken, in Hong Kong, you always need to prepare the exact fare for the bus route or use an Octopus card.😀