We were so amazed to find that so many, especially cultural events were free. Every museum we went to was free. But even major attractions like the Big Buddha or the Victoria peak are free except for the ride with the bus, you don’t have to take the expensive train or the cabin. Hong Kong is definitely one of the cities where you don’t have to take a guided touristy bus tour. Just hop on that double-decker bus whatever and drive around, get off and take a different one back. The same with the double-decker tram, how amazing are those. Also, the ferry is magical especially by night and almost free. And of course, the selfies you will take here are amazing and free.
It’s a pretty popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong and we didn’t want to miss out on it. I was a little opposed to the trip at first, I didn’t want it to turn into a whole day event and I also didn’t want to hang out there in the brightest sun, no way to get a good picture. We took a cable car around 3 pm and went back around 6 pm and had the maximum fun for a not too substantial time investment.
Big Buddha is a part of the Po Lin Monastery, a huge Buddha statue on the Lantau Island a 25 min ride from Tung hung Town Center MTR station.
Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery
It depends on the type of cabin you choose. You will get a discount if you preorder your ticket online beforehand. It is It is definitely recommended to buy the ticket online to skip the ticket line. There are 2 more lines though, the ticket redemption line and the waiting line for the cabin.
We went just in time to catch the last cabins around 6 pm. The lane for the crystal cabis was much shorter than the one for the standard cabin, so we were lucky to have the crystal cabin round trip ticket.
If you find the cabins too expensive, you can take a bus for far less, the bus 23 is around 20 HKD and will take 50min. Hiking is also an option and will take 3 h across the mountains. We didn’t try these options through this time, but hiking there is definitely on the list.
This shop is attached to the Greenwoods Raw Cafe in the center of Hong Kong. They sell some organic fruits and veggies, the availability really depends on the season and the day of the week. We found some great raw products here like raw nut butter, raw dates, and organic raw nuts.
They had a 5 years celebration and therefore everything was 20% off. Here are some beauty products, organic spices and organic nuts.
Raw almond butter.
Organic buckwheat.
What we bought at the store: raw organic almond buttter, raw granola, raw organic dates, raw organic brazil nuts.
The former Police Married Quarters was turned into a base for creatives and designers, artists and small shops. There are art events taking place and we were here during the festival deTour “Trial and Error”
Tai Kwun Contemporary is a new gallery showcasing impressive modern art and it is free to the public.
The building itself is incredible, the concrete spiral staircase is modern, the art rooms spacious and inviting.
2 movies were showcased, on was instantly captivating, La Town, a dystopian vision of a town in the future. The other movie showcased the life in the prison, the cinema theatre was equipped with prison-like bunk beds for the maximum immersion into the story.
Small bulk store with organic products. Nuts, fruit, organic chocolate. Natural detergent, cosmetics, reusable straws, and containers. There is a fridge with organic greens.
Staying in Hong Kong for 3 weeks, we had to visit the first and only raw vegan restaurant in Hong Kong on the Hong Kong Island. We liked most of the food and think you should try it out.
The Greenwoods raw cafe is easy to find if you have google maps on your iPhone and know that you have to look for a building where you have to take the elevator up to the 13th floor. There is no sign on the building, you have to find it by the address.
We ordered the menu and a la card. There is a daily special for the menu and we were lucky, Saturday seems to be the day with more options overall.
We took the set menu, there were not many options otherwise. We got one menu with the soup and the other with the non-fried vegies. The menu was 16,71€/148 HKD.
Banana, apple, spinach, lime leaf.
The smoothie (5,08€/45 HKD) was delicoius, I loved it. The consistancy and the taste was great. Lemony fresh, but creamy.
Chia, coconut, miso, kimchi, corn.
The soup was surprisingly delicousa and not the usual smoothie-in-the-bowl dish. Savoury and creamy, a little slimy maybe due to the chia and coconut.
Raw bread, avocado, raw mayo, veggies.
The bread was amazing, made with nuts and coocnut flour, super fluffy and airy. The mayo could have had a little more flavor, the vinegar taste was a little too much. The sandwich overall worked super well and was a nice size for one person.
Lettuce, dressing, cracker.
The salad (9,94€/88HKD) was fresh and yummy, the dressing was great and the toppings flavorful.
Bell pepper, egg plant, cauliflower.
The non-freid veggies (8,8€/178HKD) don’t deserve a mention imo, no taste, mushy wet texture, abslutely non-tasty green bell pepper and egg plant. Absolutely overpriced and not worth it.
Cabbage, sea weed, carrots, lettuce.
The kimchi (5,42€/48HKD) had the potential of being very good, but for my taste not fermented enough at all, quite “raw” and flavorless. It wasn’t too salty, which was great, but absolutely not for me.
Cake roll with cashew and coocnut cream.
The cake (11,07€/98HKD) was very special and delicous. We were told it’s pricy bacuase it’s all organic, I find the price absolutely justified, however, I don’t believe it’s all organic, organic berries are very expensive and this restaurant is not certified organic. The berries are the first thing a restaurant would try to save on. I am not emplying the possibility doesn’t exist to get all organic ingredients in Hong Kong, even berries, it’s just unlikeley for a restaurant to do it 100% of the times.
Cashew cream with cooc sugar, almond date base.
This cake (6.55€/58 HKD) was very delicoius and a perfect size for a raw cake. The consistancy was a little too firm, more like a chocolate bar, could be softer for sure.
The menu is relatively small but changes daily, so it’s enough to choose from if you come here once but fun enough if you come regularly.
We arrived right at the opening on a Saturday, we had a nice chat with the owner and were about to order as the runny nose of a lady who explained to us the menu (probably the owner as well) started to drip on our table uncontrollably, she tried to contain her nose with her hands, the same hand she used to touch the menu and the cutlery a second later. She seemed not to care and whipped the snot only after I explicitly asked her to. From here on, we battled with the idea to just to leave, as this lady were in and out the kitchen with her runny nose doing nothing about it, but we got served our smoothy unexpectedly by someone else and we were just hoping our food to come would not be contaminated. The hygiene otherwise seemed great, but the careless behavior we just witnessed was a no-no hygiene wise and a manifestation of the carelessness I guess.
We had no special requests here, we were kind of set off by the nose incident and pretty much wanted to get over with the meal and leave.
The waiting time was short. There were just a few other guests, so the food came out quickly.
The food is partially organic, the raw ingredients were fresh.
Some dishes were awesome, some not great at all.
The dishes were somewhat creative, the soup was pretty unique, the cake rolling method great.
The portion sizes were on the smaller side, the menue is ok as a light lunch, but it is also very affordable and and additional cake or bread can be added.
Scale 1 (lowest possible rating) – 5 (highest possible rating). More about how I rate the restaurants here.
Awesome, beautiful stainless steel containers, perfect as a bigger bento box. Menstrual cups, a super useful and zero waste menstrual care product.
Eco soaps.
Eco-friendly beauty products.
Reusable straws.
Beautiful kitchen towels. We picked up the one on the right.
The Live Zero shop is on the second floor. If you have troubles finding it, ask the friendly guards at the information desk.
Hong Kong is a beautiful city, there are countless places to take great pics. The best places we’ve found are these.
An awesome location to watch the laser show at 8 p.m., how to get there? We have a post on this magical location coming from Hong Kong Island and what to do afterward.
We went up the Victoria peak and went to the gardens later. The view was spectacular and not to crowderd even on a Saturday.
During your winter holidays, there is are some amazing light installations down the pier. Look at the photos we took here.
These rainbow-colored stairs in Sheung Wan are super popular on instagram and super fun to photograph.
Victoria Peak in Hong Kong is one of the most popular attractions in Hong Kong. It is a super nice trip into nature with a spectacular city view from the top. We spend a wonderful half day there and would love to share our experience so you’re all set up four your trip.
Chose a clear good weather day. If it’s sunny, bring a head or an umbrella. The time is absolutely up to you, we went in the morning on a Saturday, but going there at the sunset would be undoubtedly amazing as well. Weekdays are less busy we were told.
As suggested on all the sites and in vlogs, we went to the peak tram station. It was on a Saturday and the waiting line for a ticket was ridiculously long, we would have waited for 2 hours easily, so we decided to take a bus instead. If you wanna skip the ticket line you can pre-purchase the ticket for the next day online and avoid some part of the line. If you decide to go by bus, take the 15. At the tram stations, there was no 15 bus stop, at least not that we could spot it and we took the minibus 1 instead, it’s just up the bridge. Make sure to have 10 HKD in cash exactly or your Octopus card.
For a good view, you need to access the viewing platform. It’s not free, we bought the ticket, but we could just have paid for it after going up the escalators with the Octopus card.
If you need some organic and vegan snacks, don’t waste your time looking around here, just walk up to the next Market Place, it’s 5 minutes and you can buy everything you need for your picknick in the Victoria Peak Garden.
The walk up to the gardens is steep and takes 20-30 min, especially if you are carrying all the picknick food and drinks. We enjoyed our picknick up there and returned to the city by taking the stairs all the way down. Finding the path is pretty challenging, have your phone fully charged and have enough credit for wifi.
Have your phone with wifi ready here to find your way down. The walk is long but
The oldest Tempel in Hong Kong worships among all other heavenly gods the King Emperor Man and Holy King Emperor Kwan. These human gods. Man, the Civil God, had the jurisdiction over the government officials. Kwan, the Martial God, was associated with righteousness and loyalty.
Man Mo Temple, 124-126 Hollywood Rd, Tai Ping Shan
When:29 November 2018 to 24 February 2019
Where: Victoria Harbour skyline
North Statue Square, Central, Hong Kong Island
Show of lights happens every night at 8:00 p.m. The best location is the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. You can take a ferry from the pier, it’s really affordable and fast. Have your octopus card ready.
After watching the Light Show at 8 pm, we went on a walk to the market, it’s a touristy spot with all kinds of unnecessary bling, shirts, scarfs, sunglasses, and fake lego but the atmosphere is nice.
Adresse: International Finance Centre Mall & Airport Express Hong Kong Station, Shop 1041-1049, 1/F, ifc Mall,, 8 Finance St, Central, Hongkong
After the farmers’ market we still needed some things and went to the City Super near the pier.
Organic carrot.
Organic tahini, nut butter, almond butter, raw organic pecan butter, raw organic walnut butter.
Vegan meat alternatives, beyond meat, field roast vegan sausages.
Crazy expensive fruit from Japan.
It has been raining for the past 3 days non-stop and today is the first day that it almost doesn`t rain at all. We live in the city center and left for a late night walk to enjoy the cozy city. There is not much going on, maybe because it’s a weeknight, but also because the people here are so calm you almost don’t notice them.
Banana ice cream is an amazing and healthy alternative to regular ice cream or even vegan ice cream. It’s creamy, sweet, delicious and so easy to make. Consistency-wise it can be pretty close to a regular ice cream if you put it in the freezer after prepping for 20-30 min, If you serve it right away, it has the consistency of a soft serve.
Back in Teneriffa, I bought a huge bag of organic ginger powder that I needed for a recipe. And I had so much left over ginger that I started adding it to everything. We were eating tons of bananas back in Teneriffa, there was not much other fruit, so eventually, the ginger powder landed in my banana ice cream and I loved it.
I tried adding ginger to the banana ice cream before, but I always ended up chewing on those wooden strings from the fresh ginger, and yes, I peed it before grating. Also, the flavor was not very blended it, I would have gingery spots and spots with no ginger at all. When I added more ginger to have more of the flavor, the ice cream would come out too spicy, even hot. So my preference is always to use ginger powder, even if I can get my hand on some fresh organic ginger.
I tried making nice cream so many ways and I find the food processor method to be the easiest. You can also use your immersion stick to blend up the bananas, therefore us a wide bowl. It works in a powerful blender as well, but the ice cream comes out softer I find.
This farmers’ market is awesome and super central on the Hong Kong island on pier 7. All the produce is organic and the vendors super nice. The vibe is a little tense, the pace is fast.
Sunday 11:00 – 17:00
The vendors don’t bring a lot of produce and the best stuff goes fast, be there 10:45 to get all you need. Bring cash, small banknotes are better, vendors might not have change.
Shortly before 11 the veggies are all covered.
Vendors are packing basket for the pre-orders. If you live in Hong Kong and going to get your produce regularly here, pre-order with the vendors to get the best produce.
Organic carrots, Stefan’s fav veggie.
More colorful carrots.
For the carrots in this pic we payed 75 HKD (~9€/$10)Organic greens.
Organic jicama, we payed 48 HKD for these.
Colorful flowers as coloring for tea and desserts.
Organic kale, we payed 50 HKD for a pretty small bunch.More organic greens, lettuce, radishes.
The pumpkin was 180 HKD, we didn’t get it.
Kale (organic) on the left was 40 HKD, the organic cabbage 28 HKD.
Organic bananas were 118 HKD.
Organic dragon fruit.The organic sweet potatoes were 31 HKD.
The organic green bananas were 53 HKD. Organic dragon fruit was 158 HKD.
Definitely not the best place to look for organic produce, but they have some. They have lots of packaged organic products, some raw chocolate and a great selection of meat alternatives and vegan cheese.
Organic sweet potatoes.One is around 100 HKD (~10€/$10) wow!
Organic onion. The price you see was also per 100 g.
Organic avocados.
Organic onion.
Organic napa cabbage.
Orgnaic greens.
Organic strawberries.
Organic blueberries.
Organic beans.
Organic carrots and onions.
Organic carrots.
Organic carrots.
Organic plant milk.
Organic soy sauce.
Organic soy sauce.
Organic plant milks. Oat milk oatly.
Organic plant milks. Oat milk oatly.
Organic flour.
Organic brown flour.
Organic corn flour.
Organic lentils.
organic chia seeds.
Organic quinoa.
Organic rice.
Organic noodles.
Organic noodles.
Organic noodles.
Organic pasta.
Organic lentils.
Organic pasta.
Organic oats.
Organic oats.
Organic lentils.
Organic canned corn. 
Organic canned lentils.
Organic canned lentils.
Organic mangos, organic figs, Organic nuts.
Organic chocolate.
Organic milk alternatives. Vegan soy milk. Organic rice milk.
Organic peas, organic tomato sauce, organic ketchup.
Organic maple syrup.
Organic vinegar.
Organic baked beans.
Great selection of vegan meat alternatives.
Organic oats and granola.
Organic rice cakes.
Organic teas.
