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August 2023

HIKING IN HOT WEATHER 

Trail walking is about adventure – getting a new perspective either on the place you’re in or the people you’re with and, if you’re smart, you can keep it up even when temperatures soar. Photos by Sarin Ale & Beatrix Malan www.atscollective.com Products Courtesy of Escapade Sports www.escapade.com.hk Lantau’s trails form a comprehensive network of highways and avenues, by-streets and alleys that snake over the lush, hilly countryside. Some are government-maintained, paved footpaths, replete with… Read More »HIKING IN HOT WEATHER 

Term Time! Back-To-School Supplies with Escapade Sports!

Set your kids up for the new school year with must-have sportswear and accessories from Escapade Sports SUNDAY AFTERNOONS KID’S FUN BUCKET HAT HK$289  GILBERT BITE FORCE RUGBY BALL SZ 5 HK$150  PARAKITO KIDS WRISTBAND MOSQUITO REPELLENT WITH 2 REFILLS HK$169  KOOLSUN WAVE SUNGLASSES HK$139  KLEAN KANTEEN CLASSIC W/SPORT CAP (18 OZ, 532ML) HK$219  THINKSPORT GO2 AIRTIGHT TRAVEL CONTAINER HK$319  AQUA SPHERE KID’S MOBY SWIM GOGGLES HK$160  SPEEDO JUNIOR BOOM SPLICE AQUASHORT HK$280  ASICS KID’S… Read More »Term Time! Back-To-School Supplies with Escapade Sports!

TOP OF THEIR GAME

Four Lantau-based athletes heading to the International VA’A Federation World Distance Championships are flying the flag for their home countries and local paddling clubs. Photo by Mihaela Tudor – www.mihaelatudor.com Four Lantau-based paddlers are heading to Samoa from August 14 to 19 where they will compete in the Olympics of outrigger canoeing – the International Va’a Federation World Distance Championships. Adrienne Ng and Polly Snaith have both been selected for the Women’s Masters 50 OC6… Read More »TOP OF THEIR GAME

IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME 

The Lantau Losers is the kind of beer league football team anyone can get behind, and they do mean anyone. Elizabeth Kerr sister down with seven of them. Photos by Beatrix Malan www.atscollective.com Talking to the Lantau Losers is a bit like herding cats. Though not as wilful as your average house cat, and they certainly don’t marginalise your existence, there’s an obvious – and ironclad – bond among the pick-up football team, comprised largely… Read More »IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME 

Out & About – What You’ve Been Up To in July!

AT THE TAI O WATER PARADE  The Dragon Boat Water Parade of Tai O is an annual highlight of the Tuen Ng Festival; a century-old religious ritual aimed at pacifying the water ghosts and making Tai O a safe place to live. In the early morning of June 22, deity statues from four local temples were put on sacred sampans and towed by dragon boat in a parade through the Tai O waterways. Villagers burnt… Read More »Out & About – What You’ve Been Up To in July!