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Share Something Red by Jennifer Gilmore With all the news about Russian spies this week, it seems so a propos that I just finished Something Red by Jennifer Gilmore (Scribner, 2010). I certainly love a good Cold War story. The colder, the better. Set during the end of the Carter administration, Gilmore’s story chronicles the [...] Share click to enlarge I just love old colonial hotels. A few months ago I wrote a blog post about some old favorites in Asia and Cuba. Last week I came across a couple of these do-not-disturb sign my grandparents took as souvenirs from the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi after staying there 30+ years ago. [...] Share click to enlarge I found this photo of Nathan Road from a 1972 Hong Kong guidebook. It didn’t take me long to recognize familiar landmarks from the photos I’ve posted of 1962 and 1966 Kowloon. The “EL” in the upper right corner looked familiar, like the same font used in the Sun Ya Hotel [...] Share Well, I’ve jumped on the bandwagon and have joined Twitter. What’s more, I’ve already tweeted about travel, Asia, and books. I hope you’ll follow me at Susan_BK. Share click to enlarge My mom has been in Japan now for 10 days and frequently sends e-mails about her stay in Tokyo and side trips to hot springs outside the capital and to Kyoto. She remembers a little of the Japanese she used to speak well enough to buy things in stores, take the [...] |
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