It's so hard to believe I was here four weeks ago, standing on the balcony outside my bedroom window at the airbnb my friends and I rented.I spent my last night walking around PMQ (on the left of this photo with the zigzag fence), even though most of the shops had long … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
Last week at this time I was in New York. Although I was there for back to school, I had lots of time to walk around and take in the architecture. I've been to New York countless times, but always find new buildings (for me).This Art Deco arcade is wonderful! I wanted to go … [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...]
Photo Friday
There are a few mosques in Hong Kong, but the one I'm most familiar with is the Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui. It's right behind an MTR exit I used to use when I lived in Hong Kong. And it's also next to Kowloon Park, which I often visited when I lived … [Read more...]
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