Even if you consider yourself a well-traveled nomad, chances are that you’ll miss a location, here or there. It’s only natural. So, as the world gets bigger as it gets smaller with social media taking the stage, what do you do to find the authentic, the untouched, the real deal, as it were? Here’s an option. Nestled on the western edge of Hong Kong, Tai O is a living relic of a vanishing world. Home to the Tanka people, this historic village was built on stilts above the tidal flats, its homes connected
like the lives of the tight-knit community within. Once a bustling fishing hub, Tai O now survives mostly through tourism—but a few holdouts still cast their nets. In a rapidly modernizing Hong Kong, Tai O stands as the last authentic fishing village—a peaceful, resilient reminder that another way of life still exists, just beyond the city’s shadows. You need to push beyond to see it. Places like this are not always visible, but they’re always there, and they’re always awaiting the honest, kind and smart traveler. By the time this post has been completed, things will already have changed. Watch the video courtesy of Slice
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