If I'd seen this photo on its own, never in a million years would I have guessed it'd been in the basement of the Hong Kong Peninsula.When I took family and other out-of-towners to the Pen for tea, I certainly didn't see groovy kids dancing to Jimi Hendrix like they're doing … [Read more...]
Another postcard from Taiwan, 1965
My grandma has been staying with us this week, entertaining my two youngest kids and talking to me about vacations from decades ago. She sent this postcard to her two youngest children 45 years ago when she and my grandfather visited Taiwan. In the postcard, she wrote: We have … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Something Red
With all the news about Russian spies this week, it seems so a propos that I just finished Something Red by Jennifer Gilmore (Scribner, 2010). I certainly love a good Cold War story.The colder, the better.Set during the end of the Carter administration, Gilmore's story … [Read more...]
Stanley Hotel, Nairobi
I just love old colonial hotels.A few months ago I wrote a blog post about some old favorites in Asia and Cuba. Last week I came across a couple of these do-not-disturb sign my grandparents took as souvenirs from the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi after staying there 30+ years … [Read more...]
Variation on a theme
I found this photo of Nathan Road from a 1972 Hong Kong guidebook. It didn't take me long to recognize familiar landmarks from the photos I've posted of 1962 and 1966 Kowloon.The "EL" in the upper right corner looked familiar, like the same font used in the Sun Ya Hotel where … [Read more...]
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