Welcome to Hong Kong, where we have been dealing with the coronavirus since the end of January. Hong Kong has been able to fight back the contagion, even though our government lagged in its initial response, and even though we are right on the border with China, where it all began. Along with Taiwan and Singapore, we have held steady with the lowest numbers of cases in Asia (only about 130 in a city of 7.5 million). You are going through what we went through here in February. So in a real sense, we represent what your future outcome can be, IF you take responsible steps now. Since we’re about six weeks ahead of the US on the virus timeline, we would like to offer a few suggestions about how you can protect each other, based on what Hong Kongers have been doing....

Of course we love the Star Ferry. But as we settled into Hong Kong we discovered it is far from Hong Kong’s only ferry service! With 240 islands, the city of Hong Kong is almost a mini-archipelago, and boats are as important here as cars, busses and trains--probably more so. Even before the British came, vessels of all sizes provided the main form of transport in this region....

It's been the greatest joy of our 2019 season--sharing the daily life of Peng Chau island with a select group of Little Adventures in Hong Kong's guests. Peng Chau is the smallest Hong Kong island connected by a major ferry service to the mainland. It gets few tourists, has even fewer obvious attractions, and has basically been left to itself for decades. This is what attracted us to start running walking tours on the island two years ago, and it's what led our director, Daisann McLane, to pack up her belongings after 14 years living in Central Hong Kong, and take a chance on a quiet place that's only accessible by boat crossing from anywhere. A year and a few months after her move, Daisann's only regret about moving to Peng Chau is that she did not do it sooner....

One of the questions our Little Adventures in Hong Kong guests often ask our director, Daisann McLane while on tour is: Do you cook Cantonese food? Here's her (somewhat complicated) answer about how she's learned to live like a local--and mastered one very important local cooking technique....

Hong Kong tea shop Fukien Tea Company is exactly what you imagine a Hong Kong tea shop should be. Dusty, peeling tin canisters decorate the shelves. A chubby white cat stretches upon a checkerboard tiled floor. Faded black and white photos line the walls. It is as if you've walked through a door that time travels you back into 1963....

For years we have been wondering about the 70s-style "resort" that you can spot on Lantau Island's south coast when you are taking the ferry from Hong Kong. A bit of research and we discovered the poignant story of Sea Ranch, the Hong Kong luxury beach retreat that has been nearly abandoned for 20 years. Only accessible by ferry (or a very strenuous hike--read on for more about that!) On a beautiful early June day, we decided to try to have a look at the place for ourselves. We heard there were still a few people living in the complex and that was a private ferry running to the complex from nearby Cheung Chau island. Just as we reached Cheung Chau from Central, we saw the Sea Ranch ferry and hopped right on. No one seemed to mind, and soon we were chugging our way towards the mystery beach with its...

Those of you who've explored Hong Kong by day or night with our senior director Daniel Cheung know that he is the authority par excellence when it comes to Hong Kong mixology. With new craft cocktail bars opening, like, every five minutes, it can be hard to separate the good from the bad and ugly. Do check out Daniel's short list before you head out for your special evening. (Even better, book a cocktail crawl walk with Little Adventures and let Daniel introduce you himself to his pals behind Hong Kong's best bars.) Read on.   Hong Kong's Top 5 Cocktail Bars (curated by LAHK's Daniel Cheung)   1. Butler   Butler may be the most spectacular bar in Hong Kong--it certainly is the most discreet! They don't even have a website, but nevertheless their 20 seats are almost always filled with discerning clients who know that this is the place to experience Hong Kong's most sophisticated...