Susan Blumberg-Kason

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Sun Ya Hotel 1960s

March 13, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I've traveled with my mom, she's liked to stay at nice places. So when I googled the Sun Ya Hotel, where she stayed on her first trip to Hong Kong in 1962, I was shocked to learn it was in the now-densely populated Mongkok area, miles north of the popular Tsim Sha Tsui … [Read more...]

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Why be an armchair traveler?

March 12, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This Pam Am ad from 1962 dates itself by touting "Europe...the Middle East...the Orient!" For $1253, you could depart New York and visit up to 25 countries. Sounds like a great deal to me! You could jump from place to place, touring for a day or two, or staying for a few weeks. … [Read more...]

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One of my favorite things

March 10, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I'm coming clean. One of my favorite books was written for children aged 4 to 8. And it takes all of two minutes to read--if you don't absorb the colorful illustrations and brilliant details of the 60+ pages.Miroslav Sasek, a Czech writer and illustrator, was born in 1916, … [Read more...]

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Slow boat

March 6, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

In 1970, my maternal grandparents were delighted when this ‘new fast route' opened to Hong Kong. (From the mid-60s to the early 80s, they visited Hong Kong 8 times.) They were always jetting off to some place far from their home in Elgin, Illinois: Hong Kong, Bora Bora, … [Read more...]

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It’s in the genes

March 2, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 8 Comments

When I told my parents I wanted to move to Hong Kong at the age of 19, they started planning trips to visit me there.For my mom, having a daughter in Hong Kong didn't seem out of the ordinary. In her teens, she traveled to the Philippines, her first excursion to Asia. … [Read more...]

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