I love train travel. One of the train systems I've frequented the most is the Kowloon-Canton Railway.The KCR, as it's known in Hong Kong, opened 101 years ago in British Hong Kong. A year later, it linked up with a line in China to the city of Canton (present day Guangzhou … [Read more...]
TST through the ages
To the untrained ear, it's the most difficult name to pronounce in Hong Kong.Tsim Sha Tsui. Or Tsimshatsui.Many call it Chim Sha Chewy. Or TST. Some just abandon the name and refer to it as Kowloon. (In my bad Cantonese, I pronounce it as Jim Sa Joy, slurring the last … [Read more...]
Postcards and stamps from Central Asia
On the eve of Mother's Day here in the US, I find it only fitting to share these postcards my mom recently sent to my kids from the 'Stans. My mom has been home for less than two weeks, but her return preceded all the postcards but one. We received this one from Almaty, … [Read more...]
Once upon a time in Afghanistan
I've posted photos of Afghanistan here and there, but somehow it seems fitting to show them all together today.My mom took this photo in Afghanistan in 1965. The countryside seems so peaceful. Not a soldier in sight, eh?When my mom traveled to Bamian, her car broke … [Read more...]
When people dressed up to travel
Several months ago I mentioned in a blog post how people really dressed up to travel back in the 1960s. But I think this phenomenon warrants more exploration.Here's my mom (above, second from left) in 1962, wearing a typical early 1960s dress in front of the outdoor … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- …
- 96
- Next Page »