Speaking of Chicago airports, some of my best memories of driving to the airport occurred even before we arrived.I'm talking about driving past all those airport hotels, which to my young eyes seemed so grand and expensive. We even passed these places on the drive to my … [Read more...]
O’Hare Sweet O’Hare
I can't write about Midway without thinking of O'Hare.Relatively late to the Midway party, I first used it just after I turned 20. But O'Hare was a different story altogether. My first flight out of ORD took place when I was just two months old.O'Hare was located closer … [Read more...]
Remembering the old Midway
When I flew home to Midway Airport last week on Southwest Airlines, I thought back to my first flight on Southwest.It was one you can't forget.I'd been visiting my grandparents in Santa Fe over the winter holidays during my sophomore year of college. So it was early 1990 … [Read more...]
Book of the week: The Train to Lo Wu
Several weeks ago I read a book review of Qiu Xiaolong's latest book. The review was written by Jess Row. At the bottom of the review, Row's bio mentioned he's the author of The Train to Lo Wu (Dial Press, 2006). I hadn't heard of the book, but I was quite familiar with the … [Read more...]
A little bit country
My trip to Arizona got me thinking about something. I've always considered myself a city person. Given a choice between New York City or Florida, I'd choose New York. Hong Kong versus Phuket? Hong Kong hands down.But then last week I found myself driving south from Sedona … [Read more...]
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