Hong Kong
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my solo trip to Japan 🇯🇵
By Yun, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Business School – Hong Kong I’ve always heard how good Japan is for solo travelers, and I can confirm that it is!! I spent 9 days in this beautiful country and I managed to visit 6 cities in total! Tokyo • Food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • Public Transport ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • Things to do ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • Favourite thing about the city: Hopping on the sightseeing bus and seeing the city in the night Mount Fuji (Yamanashi & Shizuoka) • Food: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ • Public Transport: ⭐️⭐️ • Things to do: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ • Favourite thing about the city: Watching the sunrise by Mount Fuji Kyoto •…
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my trip to bali <3
By Yun, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Business School – Hong Kong I went on an amazing trip with my friends to Bali, Indonesia in December 2025. It’s around a 5-hour flight from Hong Kong and one of the cheapest destinations in South East Asia! Our first half was spent in Uluwatu, and second half we spent it in Canggu (the more crowded and touristy area). Amazing beaches Tasty food Breathtaking sunsets Other places we recommend! Villas in Bali are cheap, so if you’re going with a group of friends, the final cost per person is quite little (we paid US$100 pp for 6 nights in total) Some…
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finally here in HK
By Yun, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Business School – Hong Kong I flew from my hometown back in mainland China, about a 2-hr flight from HK and I was lucky enought to see HKUST from the sky. What a beautiful university. My first impression of HK from the sky was how tall of a city it is. I had never seen such a big cluster of tall buildings all around the city. (27/08/2025) After landing, I was immediately hit with the humid and hot weather that Hong Kong summers are known for. A nice lady came to pick me up from the airport, and she barely spoke…
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food recs in HK :)
By Yun, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Business School – Hong Kong Hong Kong is known for the amazing food it has and as someone who has lived here for several months already, I have to agree. Below are some of the best food spots I’ve been so far. Waso Café (Kwun Tong) It’s a very popular Cha Can Teng chain in HK, and we went to their Kwun Tong store (relatively less crowded than their other locations) NOC Café (Tseung Kwan O) This is a great brunch spot if you’re looking for healthy and yummy options. My all-time favourite is their beef bowl. Calle Ocho (Causeway Bay)…
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3 weeks in Thailand on the way home from Hong Kong
After finishing up my time studying in Hong Kong, I thought I would make the most of being in south east Asia and cheap flights, so met up with a friend and spent three wonderful weeks exploring the south of Thailand. I would have loved to have done the north, but didn’t have enough time and decided it would be better to spend more time in each place to properly see it then rushing around just to tick off the whole if Thailand. Phuket: I spent 2 nights in Phuket as this is where I flew into. Phuket was probably my least favorite place in Thailand, I stayed in Patong…
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No Guidebook for This: Diaries of a Black (African) Female Solo Traveler
By Zahra Sachikonye, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Decolonizing Solo Travel: Why Representation Matters When I would research different destinations to travel, almost all the blogs and travel guides I read were from a very similar perspective. These articles were written by mostly white, mostly Western points of view. Their advice, whilst useful, was only relatable to a point. When thinking about safety, I had the added task of researching the levels of racism in a place, something most people have never even thought of doing. As someone with an African passport, I had to apply for visas for countries most of my friends could just walk into. This…
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No Plans, Just Presence: Let Go of the Itinerary
By Zahra Sachikonye, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ‘What’s on your bucket list for Hong Kong?’ Nothing. ‘Any must-see spots?’ No. I’ve finished my year abroad and I still don’t have a list (Please don’t click off the article yet, I’m not crazy). When I landed in Hong Kong, I had no idea what I was walking into, and that might’ve been the best thing I did for myself and for the places I visited.
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An Indoor Climate Crisis: Lessons in Cross-Cultural Understanding
By Zahra Sachikonye, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong I won the roommate lottery. From the day we met, my roommate remains one of the kindest and most brilliant people I’ve known. I remember the moment I met her and how grateful I felt to have her company and share a space with her. Here I was, halfway across the world about to share a room with a stranger for the next 9 months.
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To Hong Kong, With All My Heart: For the Friends
By Zahra Sachikonye, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ‘You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place’ (Miriam Adeney)
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Best Food Spots Near PolyU Halls
By Anna Belsham, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong One of the biggest adjustments when moving to Hong Kong was having to eat out for most meals. In Hong Kong the groceries are super expensive and at PolyU halls there are limited kitchen facilities, so it works out cheaper to eat out for most meals. There are 1000s of restaurants in Hong Kong and it can be overwhelming, after living in halls for a year I found some great nearby places to eat that are not too expensive. Here are a list of my favorites:
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It Was Not Supposed To Be This Good: My Trip to the Philippines
By Zahra Sachikonye, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong When I booked my trip to the Philippines, I thought I might meet some people to have dinner with one night but expected to be alone most of the time. I even brought a novel and colouring book, thinking I’d spend my time alone on the beach, reflecting and maybe journalling. I was not expecting to find myself in the presence of strangers and come back feeling like a piece of my heart had been left behind. What was meant to be a short solo getaway became one of the most joyful and memorable trips I’ve ever taken. I flew from…
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Surviving HKU: Classroom Culture Shock
By Zahra Sachikonye, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ‘Ranked number 1 in Hong Kong by Times Higher Education ranking (2025), the University of Hong Kong is well-known for its high academic standards.’ This sentence may be received in two ways.
