KICKING MY ‘LAZY TRAVELER’ HABITS

Afew weeks ago, Audrey of That Backpacker wrote an article about something that really hit home for me– being a lazy traveler. She complained how she had been living in Chaing Mai, Thailand for almost a whole month, yet she had barely gone to explore past her apartment. This lazy traveler syndrome seems to affect a lot of travelers who stay in one place for a while, myself included. In an attempt to force herself to explore her surroundings before it’s too late, she outlined a list of things she’s planning to do during her remaining time in Chiang Mai. I, too, had a list of things I wanted to see and do when I first visited Hong Kong. That list was only around 10-20 things at the time, almost all of which I quickly checked off. Once we up and moved to Hong Kong, I mentally continued to add more and more to that list of things to do. But… instead of getting out and checking them off my list, I fell into the trap of being a lazy traveler. I kept telling myself that I would have all year to see and do these things, but now the year has passed and I’m not that much closer to completing it. So I decided I would post my list here in order to motivate myself to finally get out and explore all the nooks and crannies of Hong Kong– because before I know it, my time here will be up. Below I’ve included my original list with the addition of 30 or so more things that I’ve added throughout the year, and I’ll be crossing them off as I complete them! No more lazy travel syndrome for me, I’m kicking my lazy traveler habits once and for all.

55 Things I Plan to See & Do in Hong Kong:

1. Climb up to Big Buddha 2. Go to Hong Kong Disneyland 3. Go up to the Sky100 observation deck 4. Take the tram up to the Peak 5. Visit Ocean Park 6. Walk the 1,000 Buddha Path 7. Visit Noah’s Ark Theme Park 8. See Man Mo Temple 9. Walk along Avenue of Stars 10. Ride Star Ferry across the harbor 11. Watch a Symphony of Lights 12. Go pink dolphin watching 13. Walk Nan Lian Garden 14. Explore the fishing village of Tai O 15. Ride a ding ding 16. Ride in a sampan 17. Take part in ‘Winterfest’ 18. Party in LKF 19. Ride the Mid-Level escalators 20. Eat at Jumbo floating restaurant 21. Take a Geopark tour 22. Eat at a stall-style dai pai dong 23. Go squid fishing 24. Charter a junk 25. Shop at the various street markets 26. Eat street food 27. Climb to the actual peak of Hong Kong Island 28. Trek ‘Dragon’s Back’ 29. Ride the ding ding from start to finish 30. Visit the observation floor in IFC 31. Visit all museums 32. Ride on Duk Ling or Aqua Luna 33. Visit Lamma Island 34. Have a Chinese-style BBQ 35. Eat a Buddhist meal prepared by a monk 36. Stay in the Disneyland Hotel 37. Visit Kowloon Walled City Park 38. Attend the Cheung Chau Bun Festival 39. Watch fireworks over Victoria Harbour 40. Take a helicopter ride over Hong Kong 41. Visit Stanley 42. Watch dragon boat races 43. Hike ‘Monkey Mountain’ 44. Take part in a protest 45. See the Golden Bauhinia 46. Go sea kayaking in Sai Kung 47. Bet on a horse race at Happy Valley 48. Visit the zoological gardens 49. Relax at Shek O beach 50. Sip on high tea at The Peninsula 51. Visit Aqua– or any bar overlooking the skyline 52. Go up to Bank of China observation center 53. Visit Kat Hing Wai Walled Village 54. See a Hakka Village 55. Ride the Ngong Ping cable car

Have you ever been victim to lazy traveler syndrome? Or have any other HK places to add to my list? Tell me below!