Eat. Travel. Eat!

So, what was the destination after the long plane flight from Los Angeles ? Island Shangri-La, the other "twin" building to the Conrad in terms of the building's shape. If you have read my Tripadvisor review from before, you'll know that my companion stayed at Shangri-La quite frequently in the past, which has also allowed to me stay at quite a number of Shangri-La's over Asia. Coming back to Island Shangri-La certainly felt quite like the right welcome to Hong Kong- familiar but still special. Before finally planning on Island Shangri-La, I had planned on staying at some other places for a change, like the Upper House. But such hotels were even more expensive, and plus we would not get the benefits of our mid-tier Golden Circle Membership. Might as well enjoy the luxuries of several welcome amenities and breakfast for a few more times in case if we drop to the lowest level next year, right? This time, the welcome I received from Shangri-La was the best I...

Having not actually flown on a plane for two years this trip was definitely an exciting one, from the plane ride to everything else. The layout of this post is kind of split up, similar to my hotel reviews for your easy reading. It's a long one- 53 photos and 5+megabytes of photos to load! So sit back, relax, and enjoy. For your reference if you wish: a past trip on flying on Cathay to Hong Kong from Los Angeles and back with less details can be reached by clicking HERE . Photos will tell you the change from then to now! I will reference that post occasionally throughout this one. Cathay Pacific Flight CX883 December 17, 2010 Service from Los Angeles (LAX) nonstop to Hong Kong (HKG) Flight time approx. 15 hours. Before Flight/Arrival at LAX: It just so happened to be that this was the best travel day for many people. Traffic on the freeway was heavier than normal, as if it was rush hour. Maybe it was the fact that the K-12 public schools were released as wel...