We had a few 'must have' items for our trip that we planned to purchase in Hong Kong. I needed a new pair of sneakers and Tom wanted to get a Go-Pro.
Our first destination was 'sneaker street' also known as Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok. After walking into about 10 different shops and trying on a few pairs, I found the ones. Tom managed to talk them down $80 HKD off the original price and I left a happy customer. I spent approximately $100 AUD on Nike sneakers that would of cost double that price in Australia. We would encourage others to shop around and ask for a lower price, its also fairly obvious which stores are selling fakes & bad quality sneakers. Based on our experience & other recent reviews I have read, I don't think Hong Kong is a shoppers paradise anymore, some things were the equivalent in AUD or more expensive. Its also not a cheap place if you are a lover of coffee, between AUD $6-$8 for a latte!! I wouldn't pay this back home in Melbourne or Brisbane, sadly I have only had 2 coffee's while we have been in Hong Kong.
We found the Go-Pro in a store along Nathan Rd in Kowloon Park, we decided on a Hero 5 instead of the new Hero 6. Tom used his expert bargaining skills & brought the Hero 5, a really long selfie stick, spare battery & a memory card for the equivalent of AUD $500.
There was many hours of fiddling with settings and set up before our adventure the next day up to Victoria Peak.
Below is a picture at Victoria Peak when Tom was frustratingly adjusting the settings & I was bored. Proof that he gets frustrated with uncooperative technology & its not just me who sometimes struggles! LOL
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