旅行–這是您遇到的角色

我喜歡旅行的一件事是沿途遇到的人。通過與人們會面和互動,您會學到更多有關他們的文化,語言和習俗的知識。但是有時您會遇到那些只是很棒的人物素描的人,最終您會遇到一些很棒的故事,之後再分享。這是我的一些故事。

我們的回憶–巴塞羅那音樂宮(Palau de la Musica),巴塞羅那

Sometimes there are memories, whether out of choice or from just plain age, that I forget but they come back to me when I least expect it. The Palau de la Musica in Barcelona is one of those memories. It’s like that Barbra Streisand song “The Way We Were” Memories, Light the corners of my… Continue reading Memories of The Way We Were – Palau de la Musica, Barcelona

GPS不知道的內容可能會傷害您!

Your GPS tells you to turn left and turn right but can you really trust that seemingly smart, polite woman, talking to you from that little box strapped to your dashboard? I don’t know about you, but GPS Sally is constantly getting me lost and she keeps recalculating… recalculating… recalculating I’m reminded of a news… Continue reading What Your GPS Doesn’t Know May Hurt You!

麥當勞的芋頭餡餅–記憶星期一

Today’s Memory Monday photo of Taro Pie from McDonald’s comes courtesy of a friend and fellow traveller, Alan Chau. In case you are wondering there isn’t a problem with the photo and your eyes aren’t playing tricks with you, the taro is in fact purple. A man of few words Alan states the following… “McDonald’s… Continue reading McDonald’s Taro Pie – Memory Monday

壞新聞和遊輪

There’s been a lot of bad press these days when it comes to Cruise Ships. In the past week there have been issues with Carnival Legend and Carnival Dream. A few weeks ago there was the Carnival Triumph….then of course there was the Costa Concordia disaster last year. I’ve been getting questions almost daily from… Continue reading Bad Press and Cruise Ships

香港–太平山頂的景色

沒有乘電車去維多利亞山頂和下面的海港的景色,香港之旅是不完整的。每個人都做過這件事,並在眾多夜市之一購買了這件T卹以證明這一點。景色令人嘆為觀止,甚至在城市煙霧瀰漫中。

三月休息計劃,包裝和準備工作的可怕部分

We all enjoy March break—our toes in the sand or relaxing by the poolside, but the planning, organization, and dreaded packing can lead up to wanting to literally pull your hair out March Break is that time of year when Canadian families head south to escape the cold. It’s a welcome break between the Christmas… Continue reading The Dreaded Part of March Break Planning, Packing, and Preparation

As I look through photos from past travels I’m always reminded of the smells, sounds and tastes of the place captured within the lens.

Hong Kong is one of those favorite memories.

I’m first generation Canadian Chinese and although my first trip to Asia and Hong Kong was back when I was 18 years old – I don’t really remember much of that trip other than doing a lot of shopping (that was a long time ago!).

This trip however, I remember well…

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Hong Kong Shanghai Street

I recall walking down Shanghai Street near our hotel in the area of Yau Ma Tei on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong. My husband and I would often take this back street to avoid the busy hustle and bustle (and pollution) of Nathan Road. There we were with a bag full of freshly baked Chinese buns and egg tarts. We were eating those pastries like crazy they were so yummy and this batch was still warm from the oven.

As we were walking (and munching) along the street we stumbled across this building under construction. We stopped and watched as the workers were strapping the bamboo together for scaffolding.

Hong Kong is such a modern metropolitan city but like all things Chinese…we still follow the ways of our ancestors in our customs, celebrations, food and even construction techniques.

Hong Kong Construction


 
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香港–太平山頂的景色
為什麼我不是中國人也喜歡慶祝農曆新年!

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