Susan Blumberg-Kason

Dim Sum Sundays

November 23, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 3 Comments

When I lived in Hong Kong a thousand years ago, my go-to for out of town friends and family was either City Hall or Luk Yu, both in Central on Hong Kong Island. I lived all five years in the New Territories and usually had dim sum on campus or sometimes in Shatin.So when a … [Read more...]

Cats, lights, and Hong Kong cafes

November 21, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

I've already posted most of my Hong Kong photos, but have several more I took mostly on the streets of Hong Kong Island, but also Kowloon City. I'll probably have one more Hong Kong post about a dim sum institution I went to for the first time. … [Read more...]

Report from the Hong Kong International Literary Festival

November 20, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Part of the reason I traveled to Hong Kong and Shanghai several weeks ago was to participate in the 15th annual Hong Kong International Literary Festival. As a writer, it has been a dream of mine to participate in the Hong Kong Lit Fest, so back in January I started … [Read more...]

A funny thing happened on the way to China

November 18, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 12 Comments

When I flew to Asia a couple weeks ago, I was worried about jet lag. Not only when I arrived in Hong Kong and later Shanghai, but also when I returned home to Chicago after eleven days away. See, in the recent past I've only been away from home for seven days … [Read more...]

Photo Friday

November 17, 2015 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I was in Shanghai a couple weeks ago, I came across author Eileen Chang's old apartment on one of the Art Deco walking tours.Isn't it a beauty? Eileen Chang is one of my favorite authors, so I thought it was very fitting to see the building where she lived more than … [Read more...]