Remember our first photo-set from our Hong Kong apartment, provided by Roomorama? Here are more fun memories from our three-week stay.

La Carmina is wearing a white flower and bead necklace gifted from Soho Hearts. Sebastiano is wearing a Stand Up the Fragile t-shirt… and nothing else!

Roomorama’s furnished apartments are spotless and have every modern convenience (but prices are much lower than if you stayed in a hotel). We spent a lot of time in the bathroom… the lighting was ideal for self-portraits.

Less spent on housing means more for shopping. My babydoll lace dress and cut-out tights are from various places in Hong Kong.

Causeway Bay is a favorite destination for locals, who come to buy Japanese fashion and eat international cuisine. Our apartment was smack in the middle of the action, minutes from famous shopping centers. (Check out photos of Hong Kong shops in this post).

Did you know Hong Kong was a British colony, until the 1997 handover the China? Most locals speak basic English, so you won’t have trouble communicating. People still drive on the left side of the road — look out, Sebastiano!

Staying in a Roomorama.com apartment meant living among locals — and taking up their lifestyle. Our building was across the street from the MTR subway station and “mini-bus” stops.

Causeway Bay’s a great place to live, since it’s only a few stops from Central, Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui. Since Seba and I have been to Hong Kong many times, we skipped the tourist spots (Victoria Peak, Giant Buddha) and hung out in these cosmopolitan areas.

The escalators move quickly in Hong Kong, and the locals aren’t afraid to push you aside. I recommend getting an “Octopus Card,” a refillable charge-card that you can use in the subway, and at major stores like 7-Eleven.

Ai-yah… Hong Kong style and attitude are quite different from Japan’s!

Got questions about Hong Kong’s culture, fashion, attractions? Leave us a comment, and we’ll help you out.

The next time you’re planning a trip, consider a furnished short-term apartment from Roomorama. You get to live like a local in a stylish place, and the value for the price beats a hotel.

PS: Thank you to Gia Magazine for interviewing me, and featuring me in a 4-page article (found in Issue 8). Also, arigato to Rolf Potts (revered travel writer and author of Vagabonding) for interviewing me about my work in travel TV and journalism. The text is here and after the jump.

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