DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC CARS?機械人會夢見電動車嗎？

NOVEMBER, 2019.

That’s the far-distant date enshrined as the setting of Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner.

Well – the future is now. Back in the ’80s, Scott based his cyberpunk Los Angeles on the megapolises of East Asia: the gleam of Tokyo and the neon-suffused grit of Hong Kong. How close are we to truly living in that future? Find out on p34.

The images for our feature and cover this month have been shot by Aussie photographer Sean Foley. Sean has called Hong Kong home for the last six years and sees his cyberpunk style as intertwined with the city. ‘I started my photography journey here in Hong Kong and I feel as though the style I have developed came about because of the city,’ he tells me. ‘When I go out for a shoot, I’m seeking that vibe I’ve become known for – and it just so happens that Hong Kong is the perfect place for it.’

Another perfect place: Tuscany. It’s the kind of destination that’s impossible to hate… unless you’re stuck behind a queue of a hundred tourists waiting to get into the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. But there are no such frustrations if you see it from the water, as we do on p42.

One more unexpected point of view comes to us courtesy of Newark, New Jersey. On p50 we discover a quiet culinary revolution in NYC’s lower-profile cousin. And on p56, we find the beauty of travelling alone in South Africa’s Cederberg, with only ancient art for company.

Blade Runner predicted a rather gloomy November 2019. I see a pretty great one.

Have a fantastic flight.

Adam White Group Editor現在是2019年11月。Ridley Scott在1982年推出的科幻電影《2020》，就是以這個時間作為未來背景。

現在，就是那個「未來」。在1980年代， Scott以東亞大城市作為科幻年代的洛杉磯藍圖，括在黑暗中發亮的東京，以及霓虹燈滿目的香港。請翻閱第34頁，看看我們生活的城市跟戲中的「未來」有什麼異同。

本月的封面及文中的照片，都出自澳洲攝影師Sean Foley的手筆。Sean定居香港六年，他眼中的香港風景，與其未來科幻拍攝風格交織在一起。他說：「我在這裡開展攝影師生涯，並發現這城市幫助我塑造出自己的攝影風格。每當我出去拍照時，自然而然地就會尋找自己喜歡的感覺，而香港就是完美呈現這種感覺的地方。」

另一個無可挑剔之地，就是意大利的托斯卡納。除非你正身處佛羅倫斯，要擠在百多名遊客身後排隊等待進入烏菲茲美術館參觀，否則根本不可能會討厭這個教人神往之地。不過如果你跟隨我們從河上漫遊，便可以另闢「溪」徑，避開煩囂。詳情請翻看第42頁。

另一個意想不到的好去處，便是位於新澤西州的紐瓦克，我們在第50頁嘗試發掘這個低調的紐約「鄰居」掀起的美食革命。此外，我們在第56頁來到南非的塞德堡，體驗在荒野獨遊，只與古代藝術為伴的醉人美景。

《2020》預言的世界陰霾處處，今日的我卻覺得現今世界精采得多。

祝你旅途愉快。

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