Thirteen Ways You Can Feel Like a Local in Hong Kong
And other travel tips from a season abroad in Asia
Sunset from Victoria Peak
Photographer: Justin Ocean/Bloomberg
Hiya, Justin Ocean here. For the past four months, I’ve been living in Hong Kong, covering the fast-moving world of finance and real estate. (That China outlook? Not pretty.) Now I’m back in action on Team Pursuits and happy to be home in bustling Brooklyn.
At the end of my job swap, I had my first extended vacation in years: Singapore, Philippines, South Korea, skiing and New Year’s Eve in Japan and a return stop-over in Tahiti. Glorious. Solo adventures at 42 may hit differently than backpacking at 22 (i.e. I’m exhausted), but having the time and the freedom to do this was a true luxury.