Back in August, I was in Hong Kong and while I normally wouldn't go to the Hard Rock, I did go there with my friends for book research. We cooled off at the bar and couldn't believe we'd only been in Hong Kong for about 15 hours at that point. It seemed like 15 days, but in a … [Read more...]
Miffy dim sum in Hong Kong
When my little ones were really young, we'd rush downstairs on Saturday mornings just like I used to do when I was their age. With the advent of cable TV, the novelty of Saturday morning cartoons wore off three decades ago. But there was still something special on TV some years … [Read more...]
The sterilization of Nathan Road
Back in the early 90s, it was common to hear in Hong Kong that travelers either loved it or hated it. I never understood the hating part. Hong Kong was still pretty much at its peak with Kai Tak Airport, old double-decker buses, and neon. Neon was everywhere and one of the most … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Shenzhen
I studied French for 8 years in junior high, high school, and college, and honestly haven't had much chance to use to it apart from clearing customs in 1991 Phnom Penh and on the streets of Saigon that same summer. I've been to France a few times in recent times, but could barely … [Read more...]
The Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club
I first went to the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong sometime in the mid-1990s. I can't remember if it was lunch with friends or my first meeting with the Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society, but it was love at first sight. I love old buildings and colonial … [Read more...]
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