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Prolong in Hong Kong, with Mojo in Macau!

Traveling, especially abroad, on a holiday always evokes a great deal of enthusiasm, excitement and exhilaration. And, with my son just having entered into his teenage years, what better option than Disneyland and Ocean Park, the two world famous star attractions; mere thought of it lured me in firming up of my plans of a family holiday in Hong Kong + Macau, this summer.

After having done my intense research, obtaining quotes from multiple agents of repute and credibility, I zeroed on in booking a holiday package through TripFactory, and also added Macau excursion in my itinerary. It was a good decision as it saved me quite a good amount of money, and also gave me the opportunity to explore an uncharted territory, all by myself independently.

As soon as I booked my travel, anxiety and elation begun to roll in our minds as the departure date kept coming closer with each passing day. Finally, the day arrived and we boarded a midnight Jet Airways flight, flying direct to Hong Kong. We reached the beautiful Island airport at 9 am local time. It was all raining heavily at that time. The local tour partner, Freedom Travels, without any hassles of any kind, smoothly handled our transfer to the city Hotel. We were informed about the typhoon that had struck the city a day before, which had turned the weather pleasantly cool, overcast and cloudy.

The hotel, Harbour Plaza North Point, was very well located and comfortable. It’s an excellent property with 33 floors, cafes, bar, fitness center, concierge and a large swimming pool to relax especially after daylong trips to city’s attractions. Staff is highly professional, courteous and welcoming. Buffet breakfast is also well spread-out catering to everyone's need. Services are quick, efficient, and overall hotel is well appointed with much emphasis on cleanliness and hygiene. Enough number of lifts available, which swiftly moves up and down the hotel floors without any waiting time.

The best part of the hotel is its location; that you can walk around and find local eateries, supermarkets, MTR Station, taxi, bus and much more! One can easily spot quick service joints like McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Starbucks Cafe, Subway and couple of local sandwich and pastry shops, street food joints, grocery stores, 7Eleven and other shops of necessity. All within a few meters walking distance!

At North Point, walk down to either side of the King's Road and explore the local city life. Going to Macau is also quite convenient from this point. One has to take the MTR (like our Metro) from the Quarry Bay station next to the Hotel and get down at Sheung Wan station, which is attached to the Ferry Terminal, on the third floor, and from here you can take a TurboJet vessel for Macau.

On the first available free day for us, we went to the casino city, Macau. We took an MTR from Quarry Bay station. This Mass Transit Railways (MTR) system in Hong Kong is amazing. Very quick, well connected, cost effective, well managed and covering most parts of the city including all the hot tourist destinations like Disneyland, Ocean Park, Airport, HK-Macau Ferry terminal, City attractions etc. Overall, a fast, well managed and cost effective mode of mass transportation.

We got down at Sheung Wan station and bought Ferry tickets of modern TurboJet vessels. Macau is a different city, so you need to carry your passports and Pre-Arrival Registration (PAR) document for Indian Nationals. We saw a family, which we had befriended, were held-back while returning as they were not carrying the PAR, which is required each time you enter into Hong Kong. Fortunately, they had the soft copy on their phone but they had to take the pain of going out of the Terminal and arrange for a printout from a nearby shop.

TurboJet vessels are all red and stylish. So comfortable, easy to book and board on to. Very smoothly and silently it cruises on the sea! It takes exactly an hour for the one-way journey. HK-Macau-HK TurboJet ride was an enthralling experience indeed. All air-conditioned cabin, almost 300+ capacity, nicely cushioned seats and a wonderful cruising speed passing through scenic locales of hills and distant bridges. TurboJet is truly stylish and fantastic! We simply loved its ride.

In Macau, while exiting the terminal, we engaged with a licensed tourist guide and negotiated hard for the city sightseeing tour, and voila, we got a wonderful deal of the guided tour in all luxurious brand new Toyota Alphard. He took us to the Senado Square City Center, Chapel of St.Francis Xavier Church, Ruins of St. Paul (only the facade remains now), Macau Museum, the soaring Macau Tower, local markets, Kun Lam statue, Anim’Arte Nam Van and other prominent places of interest.  Macau has so much history and heritage behind it, no wonder it is such a beautiful, sparkling neat tiny place to be in and around. Influence of Portuguese style architecture can be seen in abundance in various structures, dwellings and churches. Everything seems to be near perfect, impeccable and in order.  In the evening, after the tour, the guide dropped us back to the Macau Ferry Terminal. Riding the Toyota Alphard was super cool! We booked the return TurboJet, departing at 630pm, and were back in Hong Kong Island in an hour’s time.

The next day in the schedule was the much awaited and most sought after tour of Disneyland - the true fantasy filled wonderland - the Fantasyland! Little far from the city, the tour operator organised our transfer, and after nearly an hour’s drive, we were at the gates of the Disneyland by 10.30 am.

Here again, it started to rain heavily as soon as we arrived, but thankfully rains were always in short spells, which allowed everyone to enjoy the Disneyland to the fullest. Everyone out there were so used to such intermittent rains that they had Umbrellas and raincoats ready with them.

Inside Disneyland, the rides, shows, theater, trains are all spectacular. The beautifully designed Castle, which is the universally famous and most prominent and recognised mark of Disneyland which people around the world identify with, appears like a dream sequence, and very warmly it welcomes you inside the Disneyland.

The Fantasyland is vast and expansive and is always brimming with visitors, all through the year. But despite such heavy deluge of visitors - the infrastructure, queue systems, the facilities, the layout, the flow of everything is so well managed - that never once anyone bumps on to or rubs shoulder with any other person! Access to every ride and entertainment shows are super quick, hassle free and easily accessible. Once inside, you are on your own and free to chose your rides and shows of your liking and interest.

The most interesting ones, which I checked-out myself, were Tomorrow Land, Mystic Manor, Jungle River Cruise, Rail Road, Big Grizzly Mountain, Hyperspace Mountain, Iron Man Experience, RC Racer, Mickey’s Wondrous Book and The Donald Duck 3D Animation Movie Show were simply superb and a must to experience.  Among these, the experience of Hyperspace, Mystic Manor and Iron Man deserve applause in particular. All these rides and events are full of thrills, frills, mystical and super exciting, which will not only challenge your fears and imagination but also give you an out-of-the-world adrenaline rush and adventure-filled moments to cherish forever.

It’s a huge place. It houses a glittering shopping arcade, selling all kinds of Disneyland memorabilia, chocolates, apparels, decors, toys, and much more! But, all very pricey!

And, it’s not over yet! As the clock strikes 8pm, the grand and glittering Disney parade troupe and tableau starts to appear, one-by-one, passing through the winding and paved streets outside the Castle facade, virtually turning the open area into an open arena, with all the visitors coming together from all  corners of the Fantasyland and converging at one place to witness the spectacularly eclectic and glowing mix of dance and music. After almost an hour of this truly an awestruck dazzling show, the announcement is made for the 15 minutes of the firework show, starting at 8.45pm. 

This firework show in the backdrop of the glorious Castle, bathing in colourful lights, generates the maximum frenzy and interest among all the visitors - the last grandest of the grand show – is the icing on the cake before curtains are drawn for the day and everyone heads back in happiness beholding the cheerful memories, etched forever!

And, finally the ultimate moment wrapped under for the finale comes alive; there goes the non-stop blitzkrieg of exotic fireworks: extreme, impressive, extravagant, spectacular and an amazingly colourful; much like living a dream, joy and ecstasy writ large on everyone’s smiling faces. Finally, the razzmatazz of Disneyland tour of the real Fantasyland comes to a fabulous end. We returned back: all amazed, dazzled and delighted.

Next day, it was our turn to visit the Ocean Park. From the Hotel, Ocean Park was quite nearby in comparison to Disneyland; we reached in real quick time. And, all thanks to the transfer by the tour operator, who was always very particular about being on time! Here also, as soon as we entered, the heavens opened up and it started to rain, but for a short period. It was very nice of our Hotel to have provided umbrellas, given to everyone whoever asked for it, from the Concierge desk. It saved us from getting drenched all through the day from the intermittent rains.

I must say that Ocean Park has everything on offer, not only rides but natural settings too; real ocean around, scenic hillock surroundings emerging out of the sea, an adventurous cable-car, huge aquarium, live dolphin show, tumultuously exciting thrill rides, eateries and all the fun elements one can have at such place. If you have the heart, try out: The Flash, Hair Raiser, The Whirly Bird and The Abyss; all at the Summit Thrill Mountain part of the Park, where you can reach by the adorable Cable-Car service.

True stars of the place are the Cable-Car, Aquarium and the Summit. Cable-Car takes you on a long-distance ride, from one part to another part of the Park, to the Summit, passing all through the unhindered view of the hillocks and over the sea alike. The views around this short aerial journey are so panoramic and wonderful that you will simply fall in love with the ride! It’s breathtaking, and adventurous, an experience you will always cherish for times to come. Aquarium is huge and lively, virtually like as if you are right under the sea! Large glass-walls and transparent overhead ceilings give you a peek inside the sea world having all kinds of colourful fishes and other interesting sea animals. The Summit is at the far end on the hillock closer to the sea, having all the thrilling rides, shows and events at the top. Go and park yourself in the Ocean Park, for all the fun in the world! It is much more than an ordinary amusement park.

On the day of our arrival, we were taken around the city for a guided tour of the Hong Kong Island covering Victoria Peak, One-way Tram ride from the Peak, Madame Tussauds, Sky Terrace, Symphony of Lights, and half-an-hour Ferry ride showing the well lit-up and gleaming Hong Kong skyline all along the shore in the night from the Harbour.  I was informed that the 108 floors Hong Kong Tower (ICC) is the tallest building soaring towards the sky.

As our tour of Hong Kong came to an end, I took away life-long memories of the wonderful time I had in the city - which is so much clean, in-order, systematic, immaculate, organised and disciplined - and offers so much to lead a quality and a fun-filled life. Awesome, and I come back delighted from a dream tour. 

Good Bye, HK! I wish I could prolong, in Hong Kong, the city with most skyscrapers in the world!

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Macau Skyline

TurboJet Vessels

View from Cable Car, Ocean Park

Disneyland Castle bathing in colourful lights!

Disneyland entry point

Dumbo ride, Disneyland

The bridge on the sea, Macau

A church in Macau

Dolphin Show, Ocean Park

ICC Hong Kong Tower, Hong Kong

View from St. Paul’s, Macau

Aquarium, Ocean Park

Aquarium, Ocean Park

The Aquarium, Ocean Park

The departure terminal, Hong Kong

The Cable Car, Ocean Park

The Castle, Disneyland

A blooming fountains welcomes you to Ocean Park

Cable Car view of the frontal Ocean Park

Tomorrowland, Disneyland

The Tarzan Treehouse, Disneyland

Tomorrowland, Disneyland

Tarliner Diner, Disneyland

Hyperspace Mountain, Disneyland

Passing through a tunnel, Hong Kong

Hotel Pool, Harbour Plaza North Point

Disneyland Castle soaked in purple lights

A huge mask inside Disneyland

Inside Micky’s Wondrous Book, Disneyland

Harbour Plaza North Point

Kun Iam Statue, Macau

Jungle River Safari, Disneyland

Madame Tussauds, Hong Kong

Disneyland Train

Swag of a Lion, statue in Macau

Panoramic view from the Summit, Ocean Park

Inside Hyperspace Mountain, Disneyland

The Whirly Bird, Ocean Park

Inside Micky’s Wondrous Book, Disneyland

Glittering Hong Kong skyline in the night!

Ruins of St. Paul’s, Macau 

The Castle, Disneyland

The Toy Land with RC Racer ride, Disneyland

Inside Micky’s Wondrous Book, Disneyland

Inside Hyperspace Mountain, Disneyland

Dolphin Show precursor, Ocean Park

Cable Car on the way to the Summit (far end in yellow)

The Mystic Manor Castle, Disneyland

Hong Kong city skyline

Macau Tower, Macau

The towering Macau Tower

View from ruins of St. Paul’s, Macau

Macau city bridge

Night view of the glittering skyline and its colourful reflections on the sea surface

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“We have solved the holiday industry”: TripFactory cofounder

“We have solved the holiday industry”: TripFactory cofounder

Trustednewssites.com – “We have solved the holiday industry”: TripFactory cofounder

Ladakh, one of the destinations on offer at tripfactory.com

TripFactory, the Indian holiday technology platform, is in talks to raise USD 100 million or more in a Series B round, from funds based out of the USA, China and Japan. 

“The infrastructure… is missing”

“If we look at India, holidays are growing…

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Samsung Offering Exclusive VR Experience Surviving the Titanic

The story of the sinking of the Titanic is one that has fascinated generations of people. The subject of countless books, TV shows, documentaries and movies, and now virtual reality (VR) experiences. Samsung are offering an exclusive chance to experience what the sinking of the famous vessel was like for visitors to its flagship New York location.

Unlike Titanic VR, which allows users to explore the sunken wreck of the Titanic, the Samsung Gear VR experience Surviving the Titanic puts users in the shoes of one of the survivors, scrambling for the dubious safety of the lifeboats, and watching as the once magnificent vessel, though to be unsinkable, sinks beneath the waves.

The Surviving the Titanic experience was created by TripFactory, who specialise in creating VR experiences that combine the expected visual element of VR with immersive theatre. Surviving the Titanic uses a framing device of a brilliant but troubled scientist who has been using his technology to capture dreams and memories – including the very experience presented to visitors to the Samsung 837 NYC Store.

The Samsung 837 NYC store is not a shop in the typical sense, as nothing is actually available to buy. Instead, is acts as a demonstration point of Samsung’s technology, as well as the space where the company can hold special events, such as the Surviving the Titanic experience.

Surviving the Titanic will be available for the public at Samsung 837 NYC from 2nd October through to 8th October, 2017. Tickets are available on the Samsung 837 website.

VRFocus will continue to report on upcoming VR-related events.

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TripFactory secures Series A funding from Aarin Capital

TripFactory has secured and undisclosed series A round of fund headed by Aarin Capital Partners. The secured funds will be used in building a strong mobile expertise and ethnology team.

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Traveler Interview - David Dean

Tripfactory takes pride in presenting The Traveler Interview Series, profiling some of the world’s most respected and prolific travelers and bringing them together at one place.

We have David Dean, who had earlier figured in the list of World’s Top Bloggers, a list compiled by another rockstar traveler and blogger Nomadic Samuel.

A shameless plug for the beginners: Tripfactory is attempting to become a global destination for travel industry and travelers, connecting them seamlessly through Travel Search, Personalization and enabling meaningful and effective conversations amongst the community.

So, let's head to Dave and hear him out.

Tripfactory: Hello Dave, thanks for the interview. First off, tell our readers a bit about yourself.

Dave: I was born and raised in small town New Zealand, graduated from university with a humanities degree and somehow fell into a technology career. I started my wanderings in the same way that many Antipodeans do – packing a few things into a backpack and heading for London.

Starting was easy, but stopping has been much harder - I’ve spent as much of the last fifteen years traveling as possible. Several times I’ve tried to settle down, buying cars, houses and all of the trappings of a more traditional life. Ultimately, though, it never quite worked for me, so now I’m on the road full time.

  Tripfactory: When did your passion for travel start? How did you first get that itch & the Eureka moment?

Dave: I think my passion for travel started back in high school, thanks to a wonderfully eccentric Classical Studies teacher. By the time I’d finished university, I knew that I had to travel… I just didn’t know I was going to do it for so long!

  Tripfactory: How do you manage your finances? Do you really need to be rich to follow your passion for travel?

Dave: For many years I used to switch between work and travel – I’d travel for a few months, then move somewhere, find a job and save for a couple of years before doing it all again. For the last couple of years I’ve been travelling permanently, working from the road to at least cover my costs.

You don’t need to be rich to travel – or at least, not rich by Western standards. It’s easy to travel around cheaper parts of the world (eg. much of Asia, eastern Europe, Central America) on around $1000/month. Double that and you can visit much of the rest of the world as well. To put it another way, you can travel continually for a year for less than the cost of an average new car.

  Tripfactory: So, how many countries have you been to and any reasons for choosing those countries over the others?

Dave: I’m not sure exactly how many countries I’ve been to, but it’s probably about forty-something. Other than cost, there hasn’t been a particular reason behind the ones I’ve chosen, although I’ll usually try to visit a few different countries if I happen to be in the same region for a while.

  Tripfactory: Is there a particular country that remains your all-time favorite and why?

Dave: I don’t really have one all-time favorite country – I like many different places for all sorts of reasons. Some of the ones that stick in my memory include Malawi, Laos and Bosnia, but there are several others that I’ve really enjoyed visiting as well.

  Tripfactory: What is the craziest thing that you have done during all the travels?

Dave: I’ve done a few crazy things over the years, but my time spent in the dark with a wild leopard in South Africa is right up there…

  Tripfactory: How do you plan for a trip typically? What tools/websites do you use to research about a destinations and plan it?

Dave: I have to admit that the longer I travel, the worse I tend to get at planning. I travel pretty slowly these days as well, which means that I generally don’t have to worry too much about booking many things in advance. That said, I tend to use Wikitravel for basic information about a place, as well as reading blogs and other independent publications. If there’s a guidebook lying around somewhere I’ll probably have a flick through it, but I don’t travel with any.

In general I’ll probably know – or be able to find – someone who has been to most of the places I’m going, so I’ll ask them for advice on where to go, where to avoid and any other tips. Once I’m at my destination, I find asking locals and fellow travellers is a good way to get an idea of what to do next. It’s a somewhat haphazard way to travel, but since I don’t usually have a time limit, it works pretty well for me.

  Thanks very much, Dave for sharing your experiences with us. We look forward to have your experiences help global travellers big way!

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