Ho Ho Hong Kong

#15 - Adventuring in HK, with Ryan Hynek

Canyoning, off-road motorbiking, rock climbing, sea kayaking, coasteering, mountain-bike riding, hiking and capturing it all with a drone, there is so much stuff you can do outdoors in HK. Ryan Hynek's done it all, find out the best, the worst, and just how dangerous it gets.

Here's the link for the live streams: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/wGe2Cqgu83

Ryan's Mundane Travels: https://bit.ly/2YsyDUn

#7 - Catfishing and creating, with Jules Hannaford

Jules Hannaford joins the pod to talk about a terrifying online-dating catfishing ordeal she went through. Jules wrote the Webby-nominated book Fool Me Twice, stars in the eponymous podcast, and hosts the awesome interview podcast Hong Kong Confidential.

And Vivek makes a hilariously inappropriate joke...

Fool Me Twice book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XKcTCh

Fool Me Twice podcast: https://bit.ly/2MhSzTA

Hong Kong Confidential: https://www.hongkongconfidential.net/

#6 - Should you learn Cantonese?

The question of learning Canto used to only apply to expats, but these days the future of the dialect is under threat. We talked about its origins, who's speaking it, how to learn it, what it means politically, and about Hong Kong's minority languages.

#5 - The reopening of Hong Kong

The city is reopening again after almost no covid cases in 3 weeks. Find out how the situation compares to SARs, what has the 'non-lockdown' looked like and what are the crazy measures taken by businesses to stay safe, which may soon be taken on around the world.

#14 - Which city is better, Shanghai or Hong Kong?

Who's got the funkiest nightlife? Coolest things to do? Wildest stories? Craziest travelling? Vivek and Andy are dissecting two of the best cities in Asia and only one will survive the surgery.

Here's the link for the live streams: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/wGe2Cqgu83

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#13 - Live stream: What would it take for you to leave HK?

We're streaming live every Sunday 11am Hong Kong time. This week we talked about what we think is going to happen, and where the line is for each of us that would make us leave the city.

Here's the link for the live streams: https://www.podbean.com/lsw/wGe2Cqgu83

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#12 - Scuba in HK

Hong Kong is a world-class place to dive, according to special guest scuba instructor Alun Harford from Splash HK. Find out what it's like, where to go, how not to freak out and where Hong Kong's incredible underwater shipwreck diving is.

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#11 - Having kids in HK

Find out if Hong Kong's a good city for kids, what it's like for children healthcare, pollution, the schools and where's a good place to live.

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#10 - Worklife for women with Belinda Esterhammer

Belinda Esterhammer is a force of nature with some big projects rocking along. She co-hosts the #Impact podcast, hosts the Belinda Esterhammer show, created Fem Founded a community for females to get the nudge to get started on everything they’re passionate about, and co-founded Women in Tech HK.

We talked about the challenges female entrepreneurs face, what it's like for women in HK workplaces, the cultural impacts on gender and about her projects.

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Belinda's website: https://www.belindaesterhammer.com/

#Impact podcast: https://www.hashtagimpact.com/

#9 - Hong Kong‘s healthcare system

Should we believe Hong Kong's covid numbers? We give the lowdown on the city's healthcare system, compared public with private, shared a few hospital horror stories and talked about the various terrible things a doctor an do to you. Find out if this city's a good place to get sick.

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