Susan Blumberg-Kason

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On a Hong Kong tram

October 25, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

When you travel alone, as I used to do almost exclusively in my early twenties, it's always nice to find places where one can just blend in with the environment. In Hong Kong, that would be their iconic trams.In my twenties, I wandered around Hong Kong on my own a lot, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong, My Family's Travels, old hong kong, vintage hong kong

Interview with Kristin Bartley Lenz

October 14, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 3 Comments

One of my favorite books this year has been a YA novel titled The Art of Holding On and Letting Go by Kristin Bartley Lenz. I knew about her book before it was published because we have the same literary agent, the fabulous Carrie Pestritto.But I didn't just love Kristin's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Misc, Raising Multi-Cultural Kids

How to beat jet lag in the first few hours

October 4, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 5 Comments

I've written about beating jetlag before, and I'm still convinced it's much easier to acclimate to one's new environs by staying up as late as possible, to the point of exhaustion.When I arrived in Hong Kong a few weeks ago, I checked into my hotel and immediately went out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hong Kong, Misc, My Family's Travels

An evening with Sonali Dev

September 29, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This evening I braved the rain to attend Sonali Dev's Chicago-area book launch for A Change of Heart (Kensington, 2016). She paired up with fellow romance writer, Kate Meader, who spoke about her third book in her Chicago firefighter series. It was fun to hear these two authors … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Author Readings

Learning about tea in Hong Kong

September 28, 2016 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

Although I've been a tea drinker pretty much since I could walk to school on my own, I always find there's more to learn about my favorite drink. So when my friend Rita asked if I wanted to go with her to a tea workshop last week, I was game.The only catch: it was in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Asian Food and Drinks, Hong Kong, My Family's Travels

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