When guest blogger Stuart Beaton told me about the sudden turn of events at the Raffles Tianjin, I couldn't believe it. After all, he'd just blogged here about the Raffles on Christmas Eve. (Stu's podcasts can also be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/). Stuart will explain … [Read more...]
Postcards from Senegal
Yesterday my mom returned from a two-week trip to Senegal and Gambia, where she and a friend sailed on a week-long river cruise. (Sidenote: her flight from Washington, DC to Dakar was a quick 7.5 hours!)And in yesterday's mail my three kids received her postcards from … [Read more...]
Guest post–I was a teenage Maoist
Stuart Beaton was interviewing authors long before he began his podcasts at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. I'm beyond thrilled that he's offered this old interview with writer extraordinaire Jan Wong. Without further adieu, here's Stu and Jan from back in 1997:In the small … [Read more...]
Hong Kong picture books
To prepare my youngest two kids for a week without mom and dad, I've been reading them a slew of picture books about Hong Kong so they'll understand just where we'll be jetting off to in April. Not only do they enjoy these books, but they're already well-versed in some Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Golden Hour
My father loved Italy. When he spoke about traveling, he'd always mention Italy. The food, the culture, and the beautiful sights. But Italy was more to him than that. He'd never fail to explain how Italians treated Jews far better than other nationalities in Europe during the … [Read more...]
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