As I clean the house before 24 relatives descend upon our small kitchen tomorrow, I can't help but think back to celebrating Thanksgiving abroad.Twenty years ago I spent my first overseas Thanksgiving. I was studying at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (photo on left) and … [Read more...]
Macao dining room, Sheraton Chicago
Yesterday I posted a card from the Saigon dining room in the old Sheraton Chicago. Today I found a postcard of another dining room in the kitschy Kon-Tiki Ports concept, also at the Sheraton Chicago.Meet Macao.I'm enthralled by the dark, opium den/Chinese curio shop … [Read more...]
Kon-Tiki Ports, Chicago
There's so much going on in this postcard, I don't know where to begin.First of all, this restaurant--called Saigon--was in the Sheraton Chicago on North Michigan Avenue sometime in the early to mid-1960s. (The Sheraton is long gone; an elegant and refined InterContinental … [Read more...]
Postcard from Taipei, 2010
I've always loved receiving postcards. Not only do you get a cool picture, but also a personalized note. Long after t-shirts and tchotchkes tear or break, postcards can last for years and are easy to store.My friend Jean sent me this elegant postcard from Taipei last week. I … [Read more...]
Gay days under the Cuban sun
Speaking of Mayer Lansky, Havana, and hotels, one would be remiss not to mention the Nacional.Built in 1930 and designed by New York firm McKim, Mead and White, the Nacional hosted celebs such as Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, John Wayne, Buster Keaton, and Gary Cooper. Ernest … [Read more...]
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