Back in the days when Northwest was known as Northwest Orient (starting from the early 1950s), the airline became the first in the US to use an all-turbofan jet fleet. Thus the slogan: Northwest Orient: The Fan-Jet Airline.Maybe that's why Northwest struggled.But … [Read more...]
Suzie Wong is alive and well in China
Okay, so I admit I have an obsession with Suzie Wong. I know it's not the most PC thing in the world.But as Hong Kong prepared to return to China at the stroke of midnight on July 1, 1997, its colonial history became quite fashionable in the expat world. Many of my friends … [Read more...]
Hotel Merlin, 1960s
The New York Times printed an article today about luxury hotels in China (including Hong Kong).Call me old-fashioned, but I kind of miss the old school hotels in Hong Kong. Sure, I like luxury just as much as the next person, but when it comes to hotels, there's something to … [Read more...]
Flight 001
I'm back from a refreshing trip to New York. Three days of shopping and eating does a body good.On Friday, while trying to dodge the throngs of tourists in Soho, I came across Flight 001, a funky travel store. I'd seen online ads for this store during various web searches for … [Read more...]
New York mini-break
I'll be taking a break from this site for several days while I jet off to New York for a little R&R with my three sisters-in-law.Since winning the Good Reads' raffle for Jean Kwok's debut novel, Girl in Translation, I've been saving it to read on this trip. The story … [Read more...]
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