There are some books that seem to speak to me. In fact, some authors do that, no matter what they write. And Janet Brown is one of them. Even before I read her first memoir, Tone Deaf in Bangkok (ThingsAsian Press, 2009), I'd become enamored with her B is for Bangkok (ThingsAsian … [Read more...]
Guest post–Where are the Photos of God?
Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about the wild world of teaching at Tianjin University in China. There's always something new with Stu, and he doesn't disappoint here. But before you read further, be sure to check out his author podcast site … [Read more...]
Handover Day in Hong Kong
I can't remember when I first heard that Great Britain would return Hong Kong to China at midnight on July 1, 1997, but it had to have been sometime in my early teens.It was then that I decided I wanted to experience Hong Kong before it changed hands.So it was no … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Some of my happiest travel memories have involved staying in an apartment (Moscow) or a room in house occupied by other travelers and the owner (Budapest). Or simply renting a room in someone's apartment, as I did in Prague the summer of 1991.I usually booked these rooms at a … [Read more...]
Destination Havana
When I was 11, my grandparents took me on vacation to Key West, Florida. I can still picture my grandfather looking south and reminiscing about the time he took his mother--my namesake--to Cuba in the '30s.Havana.Even to a sixth grader in 1981, the name seemed mysterious, … [Read more...]
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