Do you remember the first time you felt at home in a new place? For me it was when my parents visited me in college in Baltimore, maybe my sophomore year. Weeks beforehand, I planned our every hour. Dim sum in the only Chinese restaurant that served it back then, the Baltimore … [Read more...]
Mexico City, 1982
Since I’m not traveling these days/years, I’ve been thinking about trips I’d like to take when it’s safe again and Mexico City always comes to mind. It was my first trip out of the US (that I recall) and one I’ll always remember.My dad did not believe in beach vacations. … [Read more...]
My top 10 books of the 1st year of lockdown
It’s been about a year since I’ve been sheltering in place, some of it by order from the government and most by choice. In a year of not seeing friends or family beyond my four walls (is it just me, or have you found that the people who traveled the most before the pandemic are … [Read more...]
A tour of Hong Kong, part one
The travel industry has been hit hard all around the world. This pandemic seems like it will never end. Yet some tour companies have come up with creative ways to stay afloat until things pick up again. Hello! Hong Kong tours started a subscription service to send people around … [Read more...]
Christmas in Hong Kong long ago
This is the first year in many that I haven’t traveled to Hong Kong. After moving back to the US in 1998 (not my choice), I spent 14 years away, always wondering if I would ever come back. Money and time were always tight, plus I was a single mother for six years during that … [Read more...]
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