u/Accomplished_Love553

Apologies for this incredibly repetitive question which I could have just googled myself (I am genuinely embarrassed!). But I am mid-revising for exams and reddit just seems quicker. I am traveling to Hong Kong in July and I have just booked Cathay airlines but I didn’t realise there were other direct options from London. Would Cathay still be the first choice? I really don’t like layovers and multiple take off / landings, so anything direct is ideal. I have flown with BA to Central America before and that was very good, but I didn’t know they fly direct to HK til I already booked..

(apologies for embarrassing lexical and grammatical errors too)

I will be staying in Kowloon Tsai for a month of July this year. I know it is an incredibly silly time to go, but this is the only opportunity I have to stay in my dream city completely for a free for an entire month.

Now, as someone who lives on over 20 hectares of wooded land in a temperate rainforest climate, going to an extremely dense city in the hottest time of the year might not sound like the best idea, but I like to meet the reality of city living from time to time by throwing myself in large metropolitan areas on different continents (only when it is free!).

My question is, what would be my best bet to quickly escape the city heat? I have thoroughly examined the map of Hong Kong, but I would like to learn from others if there are any beaches I could access relatively easily, after my morning lectures. I don’t mind a long commute because I am used to 2 hour multiple vehicle commutes to the university from my farm.

Sorry for a potentially very repetitive question! I know I could just google beaches etc (and I did!), but I always like to chat with real people..

This is my first time flying that far east, and I have a choice to fly with either of those airlines. Of course I would like to save money as a student and fly with qatar airways, but as this will be at the beginning of july, is it safer to just pay full price for direct cathay direct in case there any any disruptions / delays? Sorry this must be one of hunderds other questions asking pretty much the same thing…