Park Island Toga Party

A great photo here of Park Island ex-pats having fun down on the beach with a toga party. It's not actually an annual Park Island event, but if not, perhaps it should be :)

Park Island Toga Party

I have had friends from HK island ask me what the social scene is like in Park Island, and they are often suprised at how much fun the expats living there have. Drinks (at the bars (often Cafe Roma's) or onw of the Ma Wan restaurants, or at people's apartments) are always happening. Lots of BBQs. Hanging out by the pool. Doing sports together (hiking, gym, swimming, football, martial arts). Having out at a friend's apartment watching football or the F1. There's always something going on.  

 As for partying in the bars and clubs on HK island, that's just 15 mins away by taxi. There seems to be two types of ex-pats on Park Island. The younger crowd, who are still into the clubbing on HK island (we see them sometimes coming back home at 6-7am in the morning!) and the "older (and wiser) expats" who have been there, done that, often now settled with kids, who prefer to do their partying on Park Island itself with a smaller group of friends.


 

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 2, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Thank you for your post:)Are you in the photo? Link has been shared on: http://www.facebook.com/caferoma.hk

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  2. AnonymousMay 8, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    Hk island is 15 mn away by taxi ? hum ... we are not in the same ma wan ... or your try to sell your flat !
    Cheers.

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  3. AnonymousMay 10, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    If you type

    Park Island, Ma Wan, Hong Kong to Central, Hong Kong

    into google maps, it gives 21.9 KM and 26 minutes.

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  4. AnonymousMay 13, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    I usually take taxi at night to central. Only 15 mins $160-$180. Western tunnel.

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  5. AnonymousJune 17, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    Hahahaha Classic Pix. I know some of these dudes. I am not a PI'lander, but these guys know how to have fun for sure.

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  6. The Park Island BloggerJuly 21, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    Yes, Anon - there certainly are some fun groups on Park Island. That's one thing I really enjoy actually - te expats living there are actually really open, do lots of stuff together. I hope it stays like that, as initially there were not that many expats there so those that were there kind of all knew each other. That's changing now, and almost every week we see new expats that we have never seen before on the island (which actually also sometimes makes a pleasant change!)

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2014 at 9:24 PM

    Are these a regular event? How about the wife swapping events like on Discovery Bay :)

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  8. AnonymousNovember 30, 2014 at 1:30 AM

    Make it an annual event please with less clothes for the ladies (not the man).

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