Hon Kong Attire?
 

We will be in Hong Kong in early November and wonder about attire. Can we be casual with maybe one dressy outfit? Weather?<BR>Thanks.

That sounds good -- especially if you want to go out to dinner at a nice restaurant. A great weather website I use a lot is www.wunderground.com. <BR>there, you can find historical weather information for any date going back to about 1990, I think. Before my trips I key in the city and the dates I'll be there -- for the previous year or two. That gives me an rough idea, anyway, given that last year's weather might not be the same this year. <BR><BR>Come to think of it, I'll be in HK at the end of October -- here's what I found for 2000 (they didn't have listings for 2001):<BR>Oct 22-high 89, low 77, rain<BR>10/23 - same<BR>10/24 - hi 89 low 76, no rain<BR>10/25 - hi 90 low 80, no rain

All of my trips to Hong Kong have been on business, yet I think of it as a very casual-dressing city, especially compared to Tokyo, for example. There is a large, young population that dresses in the trendiest, cutting-edge, off-the-rack fashion, which means that you will see everything and more. I suppose if you are staying in a very deluxe hotel and doing everything very first class, you might not want to be quite so casual.<BR><BR>The one important bit of advice I would give you is that no matter how hot it is outside, restaurants tend to be air-conditioned to a temperature suitable for hanging meat, so be sure to take a jacket or sweater with you.

CASUAL WEAR. T-SHIRT AND JEANS ARE POPULAR ATTIRE.

Thanks so much for your help. Do you think the same will apply in Bangkok? Thanks, Nance

bangkok is very casual except at a couple of the upscale hotels...the less the better as it is much hotter and much more humid than hong kong

Re: proper attire for Bangkok --<BR>As a friend of mine put it, "Wear clothes that touch your body as little as possible." I like loose shirts and synthetic made-for-hot-weather pants that zip-off into shorts. Or a lightweight skirt. If you wear regular shorts, carry a pareo (sarong) with you to wrap around like a skirt when visiting the temples. T-shirts are really too hot for this sort of weather.<BR><BR>And yes, it's very casual unless you are going to an expensive hotel restaurant. But why would you when there is so much great inexpensive food?