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Angkor Wat, 1965

November 26, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I'm so excited I can barely sit still. While most of America was out shopping today on Black Friday (the kick-off to winter holiday gift buying), I relaxed at home with two of my three kids and some good friends (my older son is in the city with Lao Lao, the Chinese name for … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving Hong Kong style

November 24, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

As I clean the house before 24 relatives descend upon our small kitchen tomorrow, I can't help but think back to celebrating Thanksgiving abroad.Twenty years ago I spent my first overseas Thanksgiving. I was studying at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (photo on left) and … [Read more...]

Macao dining room, Sheraton Chicago

November 20, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Yesterday I posted a card from the Saigon dining room in the old Sheraton Chicago. Today I found a postcard of another dining room in the kitschy Kon-Tiki Ports concept, also at the Sheraton Chicago.Meet Macao.I'm enthralled by the dark, opium den/Chinese curio shop … [Read more...]

Kon-Tiki Ports, Chicago

November 18, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 4 Comments

There's so much going on in this postcard, I don't know where to begin.First of all, this restaurant--called Saigon--was in the Sheraton Chicago on North Michigan Avenue sometime in the early to mid-1960s. (The Sheraton is long gone; an elegant and refined InterContinental … [Read more...]

Postcard from Taipei, 2010

November 18, 2010 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

I've always loved receiving postcards. Not only do you get a cool picture, but also a personalized note. Long after t-shirts and tchotchkes tear or break, postcards can last for years and are easy to store.My friend Jean sent me this elegant postcard from Taipei last week. I … [Read more...]