When I returned to Hong Kong in April for a quick visit (my first since I left in 1998), my biggest fear wasn't that the city would be changed beyond recognition. Or that the pollution would be unbearable.I was worried about Chek Lap Kok, the new airport. Flying into the … [Read more...]
Beating the heat with a good book
Last week it was so hot in Chicago, I only took the kids outside if necessary. Reaching above 100F four days in a row, Chicago hadn't seen a heat wave like this since the mid-1990s (and I wasn't even living here then).Thankfully, the kids were easily entertained with books … [Read more...]
The Mongkok Bird Market
A bird in Hong Kong's famous bird market has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus. So yesterday the government yesterday closed the market for three weeks. All of the birds housed in the stall with the contaminated bird will be put to death.It seems like only … [Read more...]
Hong Kong stories
It can be daunting to deal with all the excuses two little kids can come up with to avoid bedtime. When I was young, my father used to tell my brother and me bedtime stories featuring a turtle named Frank who came to the rescue during all sorts of emergencies. So to get my kids … [Read more...]
Guest blog–On beginning and endings
Our Man in Tianjin, Stuart Beaton, returns with an epic update of what's been going on with him up in northern China. Be sure to check out Stu's fabulous podcast author interviews at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stu:It has been a busy couple of weeks for me.Well, … [Read more...]
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