When I lived in Hong Kong, the Soho neighborhood was just getting off the ground. I remember going to a Lebanese restaurant there in the fall of 1996 with a group of friends. Around that time about half a dozen new restaurants had popped up and my friends were starting to hang … [Read more...]
Signs of the times: Hong Kong in the 90s
While the world is falling apart, I think back to an August afternoon many years ago when I flew off to Hong Kong during another global crisis: Gulf War I. I had never been to Hong Kong before, but was about to spend my junior year of college there and my flight was delayed eight … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Thirty years ago this summer, my dad took me to Seoul for a week. I was 16, going on 17, and had never been to Asia before. We flew business class and stayed at the Westin Chosun thanks to my mom's job at United's corporate headquarters. United at that time owned Westin.Just … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Wild Woman’s Guide to Traveling the World
I came across The Wild Woman's Guide to Traveling the World (Center Street, 2017) by Kristin Rockaway on Amazon and when I read it partially takes place in Hong Kong, I quickly ordered it. Not only is it rare to find a mainstream novel set in Hong Kong (at least among those … [Read more...]
Hong Kong postcards
I'm always learning about amazing artists and authors on Instagram. When I started following Belinda Bath in Hong Kong, I was completely hooked. Her photographs are so beautiful and I've never seen anything like them before (this coming from someone who collects Hong Kong … [Read more...]
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