Last week I posted photos from my first year in Hong Kong alongside those that I took last month. So today when I was looking through photos my mom and her parents shot in Hong Kong--going back 50 years ago--I realized just how many of those pictures mirrored ones my husband Tom … [Read more...]
A gweipo’s guide to tourist dining in Hong Kong
Since dining out was one of the highlights of my recent trip to Hong Kong, I thought I'd dedicate a post to the restaurants we tried.Day 1Walking up Nathan Road at 8 a.m., Tom spotted a basement restaurant that appeared to be open (nothing else seemed to be at that hour). … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Walking the Tycoons’ Rope
It's been just under three weeks since I left Hong Kong, and I'm still in withdrawal. So this week I read Robert Wang's rags to riches memoir, Walking the Tycoons' Rope: How Ambition Drove a Poor Boy From Ningbo to Compete with the Richest Men of Hong Kong and Singapore … [Read more...]
From the beginning
Today is Mother's Day in the US and I've been making the rounds with my kids while poor Tom has to make his own rounds at work. I never pass up an opportunity to reflect on the past, so I took this time to think about my recent trip to Hong Kong and all I've experienced over the … [Read more...]
Presents from Hong Kong
Well before Tom and I left for Hong Kong, I'd played up our trip to our kids by promising something all kids love to hear: presents! Since I've been reading my kids books about Hong Kong since just after their birth, they were well-versed in the types of gifts found in the … [Read more...]
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