Disappointed by HK

[Mat]

ONE kid does not make a rule Moving ;-)

[hullexile]

Going back to the OP I still can't work out how you can be disappointed with somewhere BEFORE you get there.

[gmi]

Could you show me just one example of such inconsistency please?

Unfortunately I don't have the time today to compare and contrast readings, but I'm not making it up. I'll be happy to do PM you before my next ride when I have a look.

On a side note, a ten second google did return this. Certainly not hard data and most likely biased.....but this was easy enough to find.

How is Air Pollution measured? | Clean Air Network

[HowardCoombs]

i don't mean the paths are inaccessible, just that the '60%' is a lot of inaccessible bush (and I DID qualify my statement about notable exceptions)...and your condescension is kind of cute...i'm hardly afraid of what's out here...we go hiking in any terrain, any weather, but we leave our toddlers at home...

My response to you was genuine and I was not trying to be condescending. As I've raised 3 in Hong Kong, I know lots of paths and trails to keep kids busy at all levels from toddler up to teenagers.

As I suspected, you were talking about toddlers that you choose to leave at home; we chose to take our toddlers out on the trails. On our backs when they were really young and walking when they started taking steps. You should revise your comment about much of it being inaccessible by kids to much of it being inaccessible by toddlers. Vast majority of Hong Kong trails (paved and ribboned) are very much accessible by kids.

[dumbdonkey]

At least in London your kids can run around in the park and feel real grass under their feet. Its not the same here. Good luck with your decision.

my daughter runs around on a ginormus piece of grass every weekend in side the happy valley racecourse.


in the sun and on dry grass. Its not the same in London.

[gmi]

my daughter runs around on a ginormus piece of grass every weekend in side the happy valley racecourse.


in the sun and on dry grass. Its not the same in London.

As I keen runner who also runs at happy valley three or four times a week I can promise you she isn't running on the racetrack grass. The security are very quick to stop anyone even straying onto there! That leaves the football pitches in the middle, some of which are astro turf. Hardly a ginormus piece of grass!


You run round the concrete path just inside the track. Not complaining as its nice enough, just saying....


In my experince there are many more running options in London...Hyde Park, Clapham Common, Victoria Park, Battersea Park, Richmond Park to name just a few that I used to run in. They are much bigger open spaces of parkland and better for runners.

Venture out a bit further and Hong Kong does have great trails which are arguably better that you'd find in the immediate vicinity of London.

[Mat]

In my experince there are many more running options in London...Hyde Park, Clapham Common, Victoria Park, Battersea Park, Richmond Park that are much bigger and better for runners.

You have the wrong experience then,

more than 300 km of trail running options in HK.

[dumbdonkey]

As I keen runner who also runs at happy valley three or four times a week I can promise you she isn't running on the racetrack grass. The security are very quick to stop anyone even straying onto there! That leaves the football pitches in the middle, some of which are astro turf. Hardly a ginormus piece of grass!


You run round the concrete path just inside the track. Not complaining as its nice enough, just saying....


In my experince there are many more running options in London...Hyde Park, Clapham Common, Victoria Park, Battersea Park, Richmond Park to name just a few that I used to run in. They are much bigger open spaces of parkland and better for runners.

we are talking about young kids running around, not jogging or literally running around in big circles. you know, like what kids do!!

[gmi]

we are talking about young kids running around, not jogging or literally running around in big circles. you know, like what kids do!!

Sorry misnderstood! My mistake.

They still won't let them venture onto the racetrack grass though!!

And I guess the point still stands that there are all those massive parks in central london.

[gmi]

You have the wrong experience then,

more than 300 km of trail running options in HK.

How can someone have a 'wrong experience'?

And if you read my post to the end I mentioned all the trails:

"Venture out a bit further and Hong Kong does have great trails which are arguably better that you'd find in the immediate vicinity of London. "