Another bazaar of note is the Stanley Market. Occupying an old fishing village on the southern coast of Hong Kong Island, this marketplace boasts home decor, jewelry and colorful souvenirs.

Lastly, blue taxis run only on Lantau Island. Each type of taxi maintains ... If you do plan to explore on foot, grab an up-to-date street map from a Hong Kong Tourism Board visitor center.

And the fishermen, around whom life on this car-free island still revolves, unload catches or swap gossip. The cityscape of downtown Hong Kong may be just six miles away, but it feels a century apart.