TOURIST INFO:

NYC

Taxi Fare Info:
JFK to Manhattan & Roosevelt Island (Flat Fare) $45 + Tolls (+Tips), otherwise fares are metered.

Restaurant Reservations:
Open Table

MAPS:

NYC Manhattan
(includes various area maps)
http://www.nyctourist.com/map1.htm 


HAWAII

Oahu

TRANSPORT - Waikiki Trolley route map
http://www.waikikitrolley.com/all-lines

ART BASEL Hong Kong 2013

Art Exhibition

https://www.artbasel.com/en/Hong-Kong

Venue: 
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai
Show Dates:
23-26 May 2013
Features:
Modern & contemporary art across four show sectors - Galleries, Insights, Discoveries, Encounters
Paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video & editioned works
Comments:
With only 2 hours to spend at the exhibition, I only managed to finish level 3 (total 2 levels).  So you would probably need the whole day to finish both levels thoroughly.

ART BASEL Hong Kong

Art Exhibition

https://www.artbasel.com/en/Hong-Kong

Venue: 
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai
Show Dates:
(Art Basel 2013) 23-26 May 2013
Ticketing:
http://www.hkticketing.com or +852 31 288 288
Price:
One day ticket HKD250
Four day ticket HKD750
(**check website for other ticket types)
Features:
Modern & contemporary art across four show sectors - Galleries, Insights, Discoveries, Encounters
Paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video & editioned works
Comments:
Click here to see Art Basel Hong Kong 2013.

茶莊 PLANTATION

- 上環 Sheung Wan SLEEPY EYE's PICK!

$ Cafe / Private Kitchen / Live Music

http://plantation.hk

Address:
Shop B, 1-4 Tai On Terrace, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Tel: 3482 2660
Opening hours:
(Member space & Retail) Tue-Fri 11:00-18:00
(Private bookings & Plantation events) Sat & Sun
Features:
Sister of 'Teakha 茶家"
Private kitchen available for dinner
Live music performances on Saturdays 
Other 'Plantation' events
Recommend:
'SOUND OF PRACTICE ON A TERRACE' (check out upcoming events on their Facebook page)
Comments:
So one Sat afternoon my friend invited me to visit this cafe with her at 4pm.  Despite the cafe being in my area, I still had trouble finding where Tai On Terrace was and ended up half an hour late. On my way, my friend texted me and said "Hurry, the plantation has started!!"  Not knowing what the hell she was going on about I had to call her to help me find the place as my google map was not very clear.  She answered my call with a deliberately soft voice and I was wondering why.  When I finally arrived at the place, I knew why...I walked past this kitchen that was at the shop entrance, opened these sliding doors that looked like it led to the cafe lounge area and then all these people were looking my way.  I walked into the middle of a live music acoustic session where the vocalist & guitarist were sitting in front of the sliding doors.  I hurriedly sat down next to my friend in the small crowd and enjoyed the music for almost an hour (the session actually started at 3:30pm and my friend had luckily arrived at 4pm when they had an intermission).
So how it works there is that you can pay a little 'donation' (amount of your choice) and they will provide you some scones & tea for you to enjoy with the performance.