Last year I blogged about the Art Deco buildings I found in Paris on my first ever visit to the city. When I went back last week, I found some of the same buildings, but also several more. Most of the architecture dates back before the 1920s and 30s when Art Deco was in its … [Read more...]
Book of the week–A Paris Year
Janice MacLeod's memoir, Paris Letters, is one of my favorites. It's visually stunning, as she includes gorgeous paintings and sketches of Paris along with her fairytale story of how she met her husband in the City of Light. I thought there'd be no way she could outdo herself, … [Read more...]
Fashion forward
I recently learned about a designer in Hanoi that has a line of dresses and scarves devoted to Hong Kong. Chula Fashion also designs clothes and scarves inspired by New York, Vietnam, Japan, and Europe.I couldn't resist, so ordered a scarf from their Hong Kong … [Read more...]
Brunch in Brooklyn
When I was in college in Baltimore, my parents visited a couple times and always took my friends and me out to eat. I remember mussels in Fells Point and dim sum (there was like one place in the whole city in the late 80s/early 90s). As much as I wanted to build my independence, … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
This is one of my favorite photos ever, taken almost 26 years ago when I was passing through Hong Kong with my father and met up with my college roommates for dinner one night. I'd always thought we'd gone to a Shanghainese restaurant and figured it was somewhere on Hong Kong … [Read more...]
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