Hyperactive™ Guide to Gay Hong Kong - Part 1

Hello, Friends!

Practice makes perfect, but all the practice in the world can't help you deal with a monster hangover. It always hurts like a bitch. That's a fact. You know it. So take the pain. Man up. Drink a Bloody Mary, werq the poles in the club like a Muscle Mary, and paint the town pink. Whatever happens, stay Hyperactive™. After all, you haven't had a proper Hong Kong holiday unless you've partied properly, Hong Kong-style.

PREPARE:

Yourself. Make sure you're healthy and bursting with energy. Hong Kong is not a city for the phlegmatic or the faint of heart. It's a city on crack.

Everything else comes easy.

FLY:

Arrive on Thursday; leave on Monday. This gives you enough flexibility to explore and improvise whilst ensuring that you experience all the best of the goings-on over the weekend.

"April in Paris" is almost the only kind of April there is, but "April in Po Yan" (a.k.a. Hong Kong's Homo Hill) isn't too bad. And we've certainly heard about "Autumn in New York," but I still say: "Autumn in Po Yan" is unbeatable. 

The absolute, most perfect, bestest time to be in Hong Kong is from 13 - 17 October 2011. Mark your diary. Your Grindr will go on overdrive. The city turns so gay, it's like Cher on steroids.

SLEEP:

Stay closest to the action. Seriously, it'd be a drag (ha, ha) to have to take a cab to your hotel after a particularly trashy night.

Queen's Road - Wyndham Street - Hollywod Road. That's Hong Kong Island's gay triangle, so look for accommodations in the area. Shop around on Agoda, Asiarooms or wotif.

My personal preferences are Lan Kwai Fong Hotel @ Kau U Fong ("Splurge"), Central Park Hotel ("Save")  and Mingle on the Wing ("Scrimp"). All are pleasant, popular with gay travelers, and favourably located. 

To be continued...