What Will Your Hong Kong Encounter Be? Taking in the soaring skyline views from the Bank of China Tower's 43rd floor Getting lost among the trinkets and swallows' nests of Sheung Wan's winding alleyways Bargain hunting and window-shopping in Soho's designer boutiques Devouring steaming baskets of dumplings at the cacophonous City Hall Maxim's Palace Pressing your luck at the craps tables of Macau's impossibly glitzy casinos Gossiping over dainty cakes and oolong tea at the Peninsula Hotel Discover Twice The City In Half The Time Full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigation Our resident author recommends the very best neighborhoods, sights, restaurants, shops and entertainment Unique itineraries and must-see highlights help you make the most of a short break Local experts reveal Hong Kong's secrets: from a top chef's favorite restaurants to a famed architect on Macau's most striking buildings
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If you are looking for a light-weight guide to the best of the best and sometimes a couple of side-streets that traveller's don't generally go down, head to the Encounter's guides from Lonely Planet.
I have now travelled in the US, Europe and Asia on these guides and they are a great pocket-sized guide to the local metropolis.
The Hong Kong Encounter guide really helped with navigating the huge city - especially the subway and planning our 24 hours to maximise the highlights of this incredible city. It does have a Macau section, but the Macau section wasn't really the best source of information for that region, I suggest grabbing a free map from your hotel concierge for Macau or picking up the Encounters guide for this city (I can't recommend it, we didn't use it sorry).
We did find that generally we required several maps to navigate - no one map, including the lonely planet encounter's map is really sufficient and I have noticed this in many cities, but generally, your concierge provided map and the encounters guide together will keep you out of trouble.
As a book you can comfortably hide in your handbag or jeans pocket, with the highlights easily accessible at the front and the by-district maps and guides to let you explore the other elements of interest in and around the major attractions, I recommend these guidebooks to anyone! particularly for short stays (48 hours or less) or for people who maybe have other interests than pure sightseeing (partying and shopping!).
Personal tip - if you are in town for a Wednesday night, try your luck at the Happy Valley Races!
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