• You can get a 6-day visa for the Shenzhen area, but only through the Lo Wu train station border crossing, for about $30. There is lots of cheap shopping in Shenzhen. In addition, accommodation is much cheaper, it is not unheard of to stay in Shenzhen and commute to Hong Kong (the transport links...

  • If you are coming from Hong Kong Island or Central Kowloon, then you're better off taking a bus direct to the Huanggang border (which is very close to the Lok Ma Chau/Futian train station border). The train from Central would require at least 3 transfers to get you to the border. The buses run ev...

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  • Somehow we all survived before planes had wifi and indeed before the internet itself. It seems that the more ubiquitous the internet becomes, the less opportunity we have to escape even for a moment from it. Perhaps we will come to a point where we will be unable to disconnect from the internet a...

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