Ask Kevin Lynch.
Originally from Chicago, Lynch moved to Shanghai over a year ago with his wife and daughter “for an adventure.”
When a position in the advertising company he works for opened in southern China, he began making extended solo business trips to Hong Kong, each time staying at a different place he found on Airbnb.
Originally, Lynch pledged to carry out his Airbnb lifestyle for a year, but now he’s hooked and says he’ll continue the experiment indefinitely.
Get out of the ‘expat bubble’
“I wanted to make up for the fact that I didn’t grow up in Hong Kong, to gain credibility with clients and really understand Hong Kong beyond that expat bubble that a lot of people stay in,” says Lynch.
“And it sounded fun,” he adds.
The intrepid traveler has rolled his suitcase all over the territory, deliberately picking neighborhoods far off the beaten trail.
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A 60-foot yacht in a luxury marina in Discovery Bay fit the bill.
“The boat was incredible,” says Lynch. “There was a helper, four bedrooms, and because our flight into Hong Kong was delayed we couldn’t enjoy the boat very much on our original stay, so the host gave us another free night to make up for it.”
Sea Ranch
This residential development on the south end of Lantau Island is only accessible by boat and foot.
“In the 1970s it was a happening place, but it has gone through various bankruptcies and now there are few people living there.
“It has its own private ferry service from Cheung Chau Island.
“I rode that ferry four times and each time there was no more than three people on it and no one talked to each other. It was creepy.”
