Speaking of tourists, no trip to Shanghai would be complete without a visit to the Peace Hotel, home of the Old Jazz Band. It's one of the best ways to relive 1930s Shanghai.And I don't even care if it's a tourist trap.My parents stumbled upon this band of senior citizens … [Read more...]
Yes, I love tourist traps
So yesterday CNNGo ran an article listing nine Hong Kong tourist traps, good and bad. I carefully combed through the list, paying particular attention to the ones they hated:Avenue of Stars was built way after I left Hong Kong, so I wouldn't know it anyway (it's Hong Kong's … [Read more...]
Grand Hotel de Djokdja
In my ongoing obsession with old colonial hotels, I just came across a place in Java called the Grand Hotel de Djokdja. When I looked closer at the old photo, taken about 100 years ago, something looked familiar.Actually, the whole thing looked familiar.I traveled to … [Read more...]
Grand Hotel d’Angkor
I set out to post an old photo of the Grand Hotel d'Angkor. It's another beautifully restored old colonial hotel I lucked out in seeing during its nadir.When I couldn't find a photo of the old Grand Hotel, I thought I'd post an image of Angkor Wat from the early 1900s. But … [Read more...]
A bird of a different feather
Thinking back to my trip to Vietnam and Cambodia, I can't help but remember my first (of several) flight on Vietnam Airlines.While I waited in the boarding area at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Saigon, two pilots waddled past us, weathered, tired, and perhaps hungover. I couldn't … [Read more...]
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