Susan Blumberg-Kason

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    • When Friends Come From Afar
    • Bernardine’s Shanghai Salon
    • Good Chinese Wife
    • Hong Kong Noir
    • Instructions for Chinese Women and Girls
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Farewell, Lin Heung

February 25, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

UPDATE: Lin Heung has been saved by an employee buyout! But the sentiment below still stands! One of the things I like(d) most about Hong Kong is that you can walk back in time, sometimes city block by city block. Many restaurants and hotels not only from my decade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Hong Kong Noir book launch

February 3, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Last Thursday we celebrated the US launch of Hong Kong Noir. And it almost didn’t happen as planned.Chicago hit record-breaking cold temperatures the day of our planned Chicago event, so that was cancelled. Our New York event—where it was warmer, but still freezing—would … [Read more...]

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A Year in Photos–2018

January 15, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

It's two weeks into 2019, but not too late to look back at 2018. I wasn't upset to see it go, but it was a great year professionally and for traveling!JanuaryWho knew Stockholm would feel 40 degrees warmer (Fahrenheit) than Chicago in the dead of winter? I didn't when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Author Readings, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

Round corners in Hong Kong

January 14, 2019 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I’ve blogged before about the round-cornered buildings in Hong Kong. Late last year when I visited, I found some new ones (new to me) and an old favorite. The old Wanchai wet market (below) has been renovated into a retail shop, but the striking roundness has been nicely … [Read more...]

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The Hong Kong Flower Market

December 21, 2018 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

When I took my kids to Hong Kong last month, one of the things on the top of my list for our first morning was the Prince Edward flower market. Just like when I first took my husband to Hong Kong some years back, I think the flower market is a great introduction to Hong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong, Misc, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids, vintage hong kong

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