This week in PostMag: making rope skipping ‘cool’ and rediscovering Goa
Rope skipping may be finding a place in Hong Kong, while the layered history of Angkor continues to thrive, and Goa takes on new charm
One of my childhood regrets is never learning how to jump double Dutch. By the 1990s, I’m not sure it still guaranteed you cool-kid status (a few decades earlier, I imagine it might have). Still, there’s something undeniably impressive about skipping rope. There’s a level of agility that suggests you might just be a little more on it than everyone else.
What was once playground filler is now recognised as an athletic endeavour in its own right and, crucially, something cool kids do. The city has become a global powerhouse for the sport, thanks to a mix of social media savvy, relentless training and, something I never thought I’d credit, Hong Kong’s limited space.