I love Chinese banquets.Years ago, I partook in a chaotic wedding banquet on a scorching summer day out in the middle of Hubei province, but hardly had time to taste the many dishes.In fact, it was my wedding banquet.I knew few of the 200 guests seated at 20 round … [Read more...]
Happy Girls’ Day!
Happy Girls' Day!Today in Japan, young girls and their families celebrate this holiday by displaying five or seven tiers of hina dolls and musical instruments spread out over a red carpet, as shown in this photo. Each tier of dolls has a special meaning.Families take time … [Read more...]
An ode to the Hong Kong sampan
This slide brings tears to my eyes.I think it's because when I decided to move to Hong Kong in 1990, I thought this would be a normal scene. The sea, the mountains, the beautiful skyline, and of course the exotic sampan.But when I arrived, the tallest building in this … [Read more...]
Happy birthday, blog!
One year ago to this day, I launched this blog and never imagined 365 days later, people in 50 countries would view my little posts about travel and books.Thank you!This blog has inspired me to search for old postcards and photos, not to mention the thousands of slides my … [Read more...]
My grandparents up near the China border, 1974
Last weekend my maternal grandmother celebrated her 95th birthday. Everyone at the party remarked how fit and alert she looked. To me, she hasn't changed much since my earliest memories, going back 40 years now.Grandma Kohlhagen, as my brother and I called her (Nama to her … [Read more...]
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