I love this ad from 1959, advertising Hong Kong as a shopper's paradise.Apart from the obligatory faux Chinese brushstroke font, I'm struck by this brochure because it reminds me of Hong Kong's amazing history all while life on the mainland fell apart at this time.Just … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Rainbow’s End
Ah, another memoir of growing up in Rhodesia/Zimbabwe. I just can't get enough.This week I read my 5th in this genre, Lauren St John's Rainbow's End (Scribner, 2007).St John grows up on a farm in rural Rhodesia, before the war in the late 1970s that would end white rule … [Read more...]
Shopping in Hong Kong, 1980
I love this 1980 Samsonite ad. The suitcase is not only dated, but so are many of the shopping treasures inside.It's so easy to forget that Made in Hong Kong used to be as prevalent as today's Made in China, especially for electronics. I'm sure my 12 year-old son wouldn't … [Read more...]
Angkor Wat, 1991
Yesterday I posted some stamps I'd sent from Cambodia in 1991. When I linked the posting to Facebook, a friend asked to see photos. Here's one of me standing at Angkor Wat.It was like a ghost town.Besides my small tour, made up of British, Mexicans, Germans, some Thais, … [Read more...]
Postcard from Cambodia, 1991
On June 1, 1991, I wrote a postcard from Phnom Penh to my grandma, aunt, and uncle.I wanted to send them a Cambodian postcard, but couldn't find any in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap. Luckily I had an extra from a pack I'd bought in Vietnam (the postcard showed a temple in Nha … [Read more...]
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