After I posted about my fabulous Peking Duck dinner last Saturday, my friend and sometime guest blogger, Ali Swanson, asked if we could meet at the Pen before she heads back to Canada. Of course I said yes! We've been friends since middle school and always enjoy talking about … [Read more...]
Peking Duck at the Peninsula
For the last few years, my oldest son Jake has asked to go out to a nice dinner for his birthday in lieu of a kids' party. Since he saves us a ton of money in babysitting, my husband Tom and I feel like it's a good deal. And we--and my mom--get to enjoy a nice dinner out, … [Read more...]
Hong Kong in letters
Yesterday I went through some old letters and postcards I'd sent to my paternal grandmother in the 1990s when I lived in Hong Kong. I got a bit out of control on Instagram (I'm susanbkason there) last night. It'd been a long time since I'd looked at these letters. Just as I found … [Read more...]
Guest post: Back to the chalkface
Our man in Tianjin, Stuart Beaton, is back with tales of teaching English in China. Stuart also has a fabulous author podcast site, which you can click on here. A quick warning about this post: don't read it on an empty stomach. I made that mistake and now I'm craving homemade … [Read more...]
A tale of two Shanghais
Imagine meeting a relative or friend 15 years ago. She seemed sophisticated, yet down to earth. Confident, yet modest. Fast forward a decade and a half. You haven't met in all those years and now she's not only famous, but world-known. The top of her game.That's how I see … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- …
- 159
- Next Page »