Destination

Hong Kong

Shopping
16Dec
2012
16 Dec 2012

Shopping

Hong Kong — charlie brown cafe, chicken, duck, hong kong, hong kong island, ifc, macrons, shopping

Sunday shopping in Hong Kong is madness. Everyone’s out and about. All the stores you’re looking for are all the stores practically everyone else is looking for. I went to IFC in Central, Harbour City and The One Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, and after hours of shopping, I ended up with nothing. Well, a...

Temple Street
15Dec
2012
15 Dec 2012

Temple Street

Hong Kong — happy foot, scampi, street food, temple street

Today was a day to start meeting up with old friends and one particular good friend, Ali. We met up at North Garden Restaurant in Sheung Wan. It’s a dim sum place serving everything you expect plus some signature dishes like their sesame balls. These things are filled with hot custard and even though I...

Arrival
14Dec
2012
14 Dec 2012

Arrival

Hong Kong — foodie, gcb, jet lag, lemon tea, mcdonals, vita, yau ma tei, yoshinoya

“What happened to Thursday?” That’s the typical question when you’re time warped a day in advance going from the States to Asia. This time it’s to Hong Kong and this time I picked the cheapest flight. The one that departs Wednesday night, technically Thursday morning. You know, the 12:05AM flight. All of Thursday in the...

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