I know I haven't exactly raved about my trip to Tahiti in the late 80s, but my grandparents loved the many vacations they took there.When I was young, I traipsed around the house wearing multiple strands of necklaces my grandparents bought in Tahiti, the tiny brown and white … [Read more...]
Golden Crown, Hong Kong
When my grandma brought over a box of matchbooks from her travels last month, I found one from a Hong Kong restaurant called the Golden Crown.I'd never heard of it.With a Nathan Road address in Tsim Sha Tsui, it must have closed by the time I got to Hong Kong in the 90s. … [Read more...]
Shopping in Hong Kong, 1980
I love this 1980 Samsonite ad. The suitcase is not only dated, but so are many of the shopping treasures inside.It's so easy to forget that Made in Hong Kong used to be as prevalent as today's Made in China, especially for electronics. I'm sure my 12 year-old son wouldn't … [Read more...]
Angkor Wat, 1991
Yesterday I posted some stamps I'd sent from Cambodia in 1991. When I linked the posting to Facebook, a friend asked to see photos. Here's one of me standing at Angkor Wat.It was like a ghost town.Besides my small tour, made up of British, Mexicans, Germans, some Thais, … [Read more...]
Postcard from Cambodia, 1991
On June 1, 1991, I wrote a postcard from Phnom Penh to my grandma, aunt, and uncle.I wanted to send them a Cambodian postcard, but couldn't find any in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap. Luckily I had an extra from a pack I'd bought in Vietnam (the postcard showed a temple in Nha … [Read more...]
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