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we just checked out of our hotel in Bangkok we are now
headed to Don Mueang International Airport because today we are flying to Hong Kong and
this trip has been on our radar for the last couple years because my family lives in Hong Kong
and I haven't seen them in almost three years basically since the pandemic started but the rules
have finally relaxed a little bit there is no more hotel quarantine so we will document our
journey for the next couple days to show you what it's like to travel to Hong Kong right now
so we are at Don Mueang because we are flying with AirAsia to go to Hong Kong
most flights I think depart out of Suvarnabhumi for like Thai Airways and
Hong Kong Airlines and all of that but we are actually using
points on Air Asia that has been sitting in our account for over two years enjoy the freedom of
not wearing masks here at the airport in Thailand because as soon as we hop on the plane we'll be
masked all the time it's going to be a change because Hong Kong still has the mask mandate
and you have to be wearing a mask in most places social distancing all of that you'll see
so yesterday night we already had to do a little preparation for today's flight
it's negative so once we got that negative result then we went on the
Hong Kong Health Declaration website put in our details put in the negative results
and we generated this QR code that we are using today to check in and also for once
we arrive in Hong Kong the QR code has to be green yes it has a green and it's green
see you in Hong Kong
so we're entering Hong Kong on the 0+3 program which means that
visitors are expected to self-monitor for symptoms over three days and while you will be allowed to
step out of your hotels and homes during this time you'll be restricted from entering certain places
like shopping malls and bars and restaurants basically places that you will take off your
mask and this period will end at 9 00 a.m on day three if you're totally clear like if all
your tests come back negative then day three is when you can go fully experience Hong Kong so how
many tests are we doing in total you're not going to be impressed but we're going to be doing four
PCR tests and seven seven rapid tests okay but we get to do the rapid test ourselves right yes the rapid test
you will just do that at home every day basically before you go out but PCR tests we have one that
we're gonna do at the airport and then on day two day four and day six we need to go get those
done at the community testing centers and those are all included like I mean the government is
going to pay for them so they're free unless you go private then I think you need to pay
it's not the easiest but Hong Kong has one of the strictest policies for quarantine it used to be
21 days in a hotel facility which is insane and 14 days and seven days so now it's kind of a big
deal that you don't need to quarantine it's a lot easier now compared to a couple months ago already
yeah and the reason we're traveling to Hong Kong now because we want to be there in time for your
mom's birthday yeah that's a big part like I mean if you can wait and you don't need to go to
Hong Kong right now of course wait another couple months but it's important like I really want to be
there for my mom's birthday this is my nose before and my nose after all the tests will be like this
are you excited to see your Mom and my Dad yeah
and your Dad and my sister and her husband and my nephew
dear guests we have just landed in Hong Kong International Airport the local time is now 20 minutes
past two all right remember this beautiful face
we are here in Hong Kong so right now it's 2:36pm let's see how fast we can
get through all the procedures to go out I highly doubt that it's going to be very
busy at the airport because our flight was not even half full straight ahead
testing procedures
yeah there's like no one here look this should be pretty quick
that was really quick like less than five minutes they basically just give us a lanyard and also we
have to scan the green QR code that we have prepared show them our identification they
gave us a specimen bag and then we walked into a space where there was a person who would take the
um nose and your throat specimen and you just hand it over to them it was super quick okay next step
we're going to immigration and baggage oh okay we just have to wait for the train oh I got this
like adrenaline rush I was shaking a little bit like almost like a panic attack I know you were
nervous about the PCR but it really wasn't really wasn't bad I actually think that the people
have been really polite the lady for me was like just calm down stay calm really yeah I wonder
if it'll be different if there's like thousands of people but so far it's really smooth
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so this is where we have to say goodbye for a little bit I'm gonna go to my Hong Kong ID
side and you can go to the foreign passport side see you on the flip side see you on the flip side
I just passed through immigration and it is only 2:53pm so it's only been 17 minutes
and I already went through everything now I have to see if our bags are here yet
now I just gotta wait for note
yeah what happened to you well they waved me into another section and I was the only one
chosen to do a spot check and then they called your mom and they called you what happened what did they
say to you oh they just said it was a random check like there's nothing specific they were
checking they just said oh sometimes they pick random checks oh okay yeah because she asked me
to show a photo of us together oh and she asked to she asked about how long we have been married
and what am I doing here and when I'm going back show my return ticket and stuff they were
writing down a bunch of stuff oh yeah yeah and I told them we have a YouTube channel so subscribe
You never miss that opportunity yeah so we might have four extra immigration officers
subscribers they also give me this yeah I also got this one too so I think it's just says within
um 14 days we have to register this well I think right away we have to register it
because it says download your notification of medical surveillance so scan to download
the app I guess yeah I think we can do that on the train okay well we're through
the airport is quite empty
sorry my parents aren't here to uh welcome us they're at home because mom is busy cooking for
you oh I can't wait home cooked meal your mom makes the best food now that we're in Hong Kong
Flora is doing everything getting the SIM card getting money figured out how to get home it's
kind of nice because that's what I was doing in Thailand these are 198 each 30 bucks
30 US Dollars it's not the cheapest one but it is the only one that they have here but it's not bad
you have 365 days to use 18 gigabytes 18 gigabytes that's so low yeah we get unlimited
data in Thailand and we paid same price 30 bucks that's okay I expected Hong Kong to be a lot more
expensive so I am quite familiar with the Hong Kong International Airport because I used to work
here 10 years ago so I was a flight attendant for Cathay Pacific so I would basically be
at this airport every couple days and I used to take the train a lot here too we're gonna take
this one here which is going to take us around 20 minutes 24 minutes to get out to the city
here's yours so it is a 105 Hong Kong dollars for one way to Kowloon
what are you gonna get something to drink I don't know what they are that one
oh yeah you cannot come to Hong Kong and not drink this lemon tea
so the taxi stop is just right there one more ride and we'll be home
I love taxi in Hong Kong because it's so roomy and you don't have to bargain it's a meter
how are you feeling babe honestly it feels a little unreal we haven't been here for so
long for years and we used to come frequently and just driving around these roads that are
so familiar to me and knowing that I'll be home in like five minutes
and get to see my parents get the hug them it's it's a pretty unreal feeling right here
omg it's my Dad
hi good to see you
mommy waiting upstairs yeah
you ready to go inside yes
come have coffee mom prepared for you
home sweet home
best coffee ever
so 4 years no 2 years
this is 2 years worth of "lai see" (red pockets)
yeah because one from me and one from Mom
oh okay and this is your 2 years "lai see" thank you
I love coming home I can open that yeah yeah okay I'll just open one for now it's usually kind of
rude though to open it in front of the person who gave it to you so I just go inside my room
what how is that fair that's not fair how come i got
100 and you got 500 I'm the daughter 500 is for the birthday
this is so nice thank you thank you
so a few days have passed since we arrived in Hong Kong let me update you on what it's been like
since we got here the first few days we aren't allowed to dine in at any of the restaurants
because we are under something called the medical surveillance so what that basically means is we
have to test negative four times during the first three days in order to get our dine in privilege
but it hasn't been too bad because we've been enjoying a lot of home-cooked meals we've also
been able to buy some of our favorite foods to take home to eat but today is finally day four
and all our tests came back negative so we are finally allowed to dine in and fully experience
all delicious food Hong Kong has to offer we hope this video has been helpful and please stay tuned
for some of our upcoming videos to see what Hong Kong is like now thank you so much for
watching and as always have a wonderflo day we will see you in the next one bye