I'm sad few places are "off the beaten path" and most countries are now well-equipped for travelers. It kind of takes the adventure out of travel.But that hasn't always been the case.Take the old grandes dames. I blogged about these hotels several months ago. At one time … [Read more...]
Postcard from the Peace Hotel, Shanghai
In my latest installment of Sentiments of a Recovering Expat, I dug out this postcard from Shanghai's Peace Hotel. The photo is faint both on screen and to the touch. I wonder if the Peace Hotel printed them this way to give off an old world feel.Or maybe they didn't have a … [Read more...]
At the General’s house, 1991
In my ongoing obsession with 1930s Shanghai, I dug out this old photo I took on my second trip to Shanghai in 1991.I'm standing in front of Zhou Enlai's house. I can't remember if we were even allowed inside, but I do remember posing in front of the door.It was one of the … [Read more...]
Another postcard from Shanghai, 1995
Since I started reading Eileen Chang, I've learned that she is almost single-handedly responsible for the resurgence of interest in 1930s Shanghai.It makes sense.After her books started making their way back to the mainland in the 1980s (pirated versions, of course), … [Read more...]
Northwest Orient, 1947
Over the weekend, I took number one son to a lovely bar mitzvah in Minneapolis. It'd been years since I'd flown into Minneapolis, but I still noticed something different about the airport.Northwest Airlines is gone.Living close to one of the busiest international airports … [Read more...]
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