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[quote=Anonymous]Hi from Hong Kong.

I usually tell people 4-5 days of on the ground touristy stuff in HK, including a day trip to Macau or, if you have a visa, over to Shenzhen for some shopping. See the Peak, Star Ferry, Times Square, Stanley, Mongkok (or the more gritty Sham Shui Po). Maybe Disney or Ocean Park if into that sort of thing. Skip the Big Buddha. If you have family visits you might need another day or two for events with them.

However, with that caveat is the jet lag. It's a bear. We're currently 13 hours off DC time so there is basically no easy way around it. The flight from DC is not direct so you have to hop either through NYC or Tokyo/Seoul as the most preferred routes. It means that you'll spend, easily, 18-24 hours in transit, plus adding a day to get here. Basically you land about 30-36 hours after you left on your clock, so that can eat up a day of your trip.

Generally we tell friends don't come to Asia for a week. It's a waste vs. the time spent in transit. Come to Asia for two weeks minimum and spent 5-7 days in Hong Kong and another week somewhere else (Tokyo, Thailand, Korea, etc) to make the long haul worth it.[/quote]

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