I might get to visit Hong Kong

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otherindigo · #1 Post by **otherindigo** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:37 pm

I'm super-excited. I have to come up with the $$ of course. The university is sending their students to Hong Kong for the graduate international studies course in the spring. What makes it even sweeter is that they've scheduled it over our Spring Break (university and local school district). I've never traveled overseas, so this is a really awesome opportunity for me.

The 2010 trip will be to Italy. I'm wanting to go on that trip also, even so much as to not even get credit hours for it.

Bob Juch · #2 Post by **Bob Juch** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:09 pm

Woo hoo! How much would that cost?

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #3 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:19 pm

I am guessing that it will be at least $4,000.

marrymeflyfree · #4 Post by **marrymeflyfree** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:29 pm

I haven't been there yet, but NN goes to Hong Kong regularly for working trips. He'd be there right now in fact if the hurricane hadn't messed with his training schedule. He is always going on about how fabulous a city it is. There is a lot of fantastic (stupidly cheap) shopping there, too.

If you go, and I hope you do, let me know and I will pass on some tidbits about cool places and shopping stuff if you like.

otherindigo · #5 Post by **otherindigo** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:12 pm

Woo hoo! How much would that cost?

Right now it's estimated at $1300-$1500. No joke. We are going to try to see if my school district will pay the tuition and book part of the costs. They would be paying for the tuition and books if it was a regular classroom setting, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one.

Orientation is next month so I'll have a little more info then.

There is a lot of fantastic (stupidly cheap) shopping there, too.

I hear the shopping is excellent there. I'll be putting $$ aside exclusively for shopping.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #6 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:14 pm

otherindigo wrote:
Woo hoo! How much would that cost?
Right now it's estimated at $1300-$1500. No joke. We are going to try to see if my school district will pay the tuition and book part of the costs. They would be paying for the tuition and books if it was a regular classroom setting, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one.

Orientation is next month so I'll have a little more info then.

There is a lot of fantastic (stupidly cheap) shopping there, too.
I hear the shopping is excellent there. I'll be putting $$ aside exclusively for shopping.

That's cheap. Maddie is looking to do a Theater in London educational trip during Spring Break and the estimated cost is about $3,000.

otherindigo · #7 Post by **otherindigo** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:15 pm

So MMFF I meant to say... I would LOVE LOVE LOVE some tidbits on cool places to shop. I don't know how much time they will have set aside for us, but I will be taking advantage of all the "shopping" time they give us.

otherindigo · #8 Post by **otherindigo** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:17 pm

That's cheap. Maddie is looking to do a Theater in London educational trip during Spring Break and the estimated cost is about $3,000.

My jaw dropped, and I was pretty much sold when I heard the cost. I was thinking much higher.
I would love visiting London also. So many places I want to see...

marrymeflyfree · #9 Post by **marrymeflyfree** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:27 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: That's cheap. Maddie is looking to do a Theater in London educational trip during Spring Break and the estimated cost is about $3,000.

The UK is very expensive for Americans right now...HK is cheap by comparison.

marrymeflyfree · #10 Post by **marrymeflyfree** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:37 pm

otherindigo wrote:I don't know how much time they will have set aside for us, but I will be taking advantage of all the "shopping" time they give us.

Take an empty suitcase.

As an example....NN recently brought home a set of golf clubs from HK. He paid $283USD. The same clubs, bags, yadda yadda here? Well over $3k. Golfing addict buddy of ours says that if they are knock-offs, they are damn good ones.

Same goes for jewelry, shoes, clothes, what have you. From what I understand, the best shopping in the area is in Kowloon...just into mainland China. You have to take your passport and buy a little visa at the border there, though, but its cheap.

Send me a PM if you are able to go!

peacock2121 · #11 Post by **peacock2121** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:55 am

No kidding about taking an empty suitcase.

I was fortunate enough to visit Hong Kong in the 1980's. Did all of my Christmas shopping there and was not prepared. I ended up buying 2 suitcases.

Stanley Market was da bomb.

earendel · #12 Post by **earendel** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:38 am

otherindigo wrote:
Woo hoo! How much would that cost?
Right now it's estimated at $1300-$1500. No joke. We are going to try to see if my school district will pay the tuition and book part of the costs. They would be paying for the tuition and books if it was a regular classroom setting, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that one.

Orientation is next month so I'll have a little more info then.

If you were going to Europe, would you have to go through occidentation?

MarleysGh0st · #13 Post by **MarleysGh0st** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:40 am

otherindigo wrote:Right now it's estimated at $1300-$1500. oo.

I'd imagine airfare to Hong Kong would be more than that! Are you going to have to row your own boat to get there or something?

ulysses5019 · #14 Post by **ulysses5019** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:38 am

MarleysGh0st wrote:
otherindigo wrote:Right now it's estimated at $1300-$1500. oo.
I'd imagine airfare to Hong Kong would be more than that! Are you going to have to row your own boat to get there or something?

She might get a discount if she's on one of those ancient triremes.

tlynn78 · #15 Post by **tlynn78** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:38 am

Stanley Market was da bomb

Amen. I can only echo what others have said: take extra suitcases, and money. Decide on a taxi fare BEFORE you start your trip, and write it down and show it to the driver, again, BEFORE the trip. The trolly up Victoria Peak is worth it, but the chocolate mousse at the restaurant up there is not. You might want to check in advance to see if Thunder from Down Under is playing in the area...

t.