May 08, 2005
Cheapskates ride the yum cha train again
It was supposed to be our final fling with Hong Kong. We'd had foot massages that made us wince (apparently, internal organs I hadn't even heard of were in dire trouble), and we'd shopped for gizmos ‘til consumerist society lost...Read this update
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May 07, 2005
Sad about Taiwan
We are heading to Taiwan tonight. It’s just a very brief stopover – two nights – on our way to Fukuoka, Japan. Taipei was actually was meant to be three nights, but we delayed and stayed an extra day in...Read this update
Posted by Tiffany at 04:31 PM |
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Filthy lucre in tabloid technicolour
Hong Kong and cash go hand in hand in innumerable ways. Cash is the only way to pay when hammering home a deal on cutting edge electronics sold in the city’s back lanes and byways. The scent of gold shops...Read this update
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Fonzies
Need I say more? (My sincere apologies if you happen to live in a country where these 'corn snacks' are known as Fonzies [ha! laughed again just typing that!] ... I'm sure that if the Fonzies brand is familiar to...Read this update
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May 03, 2005
We of Hong Kong's glorious Golden Mile
From the tiny, high-up windows of Cosmic Guesthouse we can just about reach out and touch the windows of the salubrious ‘Golden Mile’ Holiday Inn. Budget dosshouse and ritzy hotel, kissing up against one another smackbang in the middle of...Read this update
Posted by Tiffany at 06:08 PM |
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March 13, 2005
Wonton soup heaven
There's not much that needs saying about a dish like this. The setting is a small shophouse improbably nestled in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay. It's crowded and bustling, but unlike larger Chinese restaurants, here people are eating alone or with...Read this update
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March 12, 2005
Nostalgia and longing in the Place of Nine Dragons
I didn't actually like Wong Kar-wai's film 'In the Mood for Love'. (I have to hide this fact from most movie-minded people I know, but it's well and truly out there now!) The movie and me, we just didn't gel....Read this update
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