Page Turner: Where The Hipsters Go
Coming in handy pocketbook size, the series features 60 creative types naming favourite haunts from their home cities
What do you do when you plan to travel somewhere? Grab chunky guidebooks, endlessly Google for the likes of “Hong Kong’s best dim sum”, pin places on offline Google Maps or go through tonnes of reviews on travel sites?
Pre-trip homework can be enjoyable but, at the same time, extremely time-consuming. With Citi X 60 Guides, you have 60 uber cool friends to tell you where the must-visit spots are if you happen to be in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris or Tokyo.
The first good thing about the Citi X 60 Guides series is that they are books. While mobile data roaming charges can make you bankrupt and going to sans Wi-Fi spots can freak you out, the pocket-sized guides allow independent travellers to roam the city fuss-free.
In each book, 60 local creative types — artists, designers, illustrators, architects, musicians, photographers and directors — from selected cities handpick their favourite haunts alongside insider tips and info. So the series allows the reader to explore the cities just like these local hipsters.
Each of the Citi X 60 Guides is thoughtfully categorised into sections: Landmarks & Architecture, Cultural & Art Space, Markets & Shops, Restaurants & Cafes and Nightlife to make it easier for the reader to get straight to the hangouts that satisfy their passions and interests. Added to neighbourhood maps at the back of the book, each of the venues also comes with a QR code directing you to the exact GPS location on Google Maps.
Because Citi X 60 Guides aim at hip, culturally-curious wanderers, you can’t expect to see “popular” attractions in the series. Besides the carefully selected spots the creative contributors really go to, the books boast savvy designs, awesome images and artistically illustrated jackets. It’s a stylish, cool and useful travel companion that just fits into the palm of your hand.