Part One Part Two Knowing that travelling across the world and spending 10 days in a foreign country where you don't speak the language can be overwhelming and exhausting, we planned our trip with the framework that it would get easier as we went along. Thus, we started in Kowloon, moved to Hong Kong Island,… Continue reading Spring Break 2026: Hong Kong (Part Three) – Disneyland
(Part One here) On March 20th we checked out of the Dorsett Mong Kok and took the MTR to...the Dorsett Wan Chai. We had booked our hotels well before our trip and I was a little nervous about booking two hotels in the same chain. Because if it turned out horribly, over half our vacation… Continue reading Spring Break 2026: Hong Kong (Part Two) – Wan Chai
Last August, Peter and I took the plunge and bought tickets to fly to Hong Kong. This has been a trip we've talked about making together for years. Maybe since we first started dating seriously. We talked about going before we had kids but ended up spending a month travelling through Europe instead. We talked… Continue reading Spring Break 2026: Hong Kong (Part One) – Mong Kok
When the Red Gates Opened - Dori Jones Yang (She Writes Press, 2020) I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This title will be on sale September 2020. In 1982 Dori Jones Yang was an ambitious and hopeful young reporter when she… Continue reading Book Review: When the Red Gates Opened – Dori Jones Yang
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