Back to Hong Kong
I went to Hong Kong again for a few days and I have officially come back a fraud.
Despite the URL of this site, I did not stay at the infamous Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui because – despite renovations and attempts at cleaning up its image – it is a complete shithole that is not very good value at all. Instead I opted to stay at the slightly pricier (but infinitely cleaner and with free drinking water and wifi) Dragon Inn on Argyle Street in Mong Kok.
Other than the novelty of the sketchy atmosphere, Chungking Mansions doesn’t offer anything other than the thrill that you may be murdered in your sleep or eaten alive by vermin. There are so many other budget options not too far from the area that are only slightly higher, and you don’t have to put up with the filth, annoying touts, cockroaches, bedbugs, drug dealers, pimps and hookers that hang out around Chungking Mansions.
I wonder if Beijing will ever try to exert its influence to harmonize the Golden Mile?