Category Archives: travel

Fu Sing Shark

Posted on August 15, 2013 by andrew

This tragically fuzzy picture is of Yuvi having his first ever dim sum.  Note that the turnip cake is on a turnip-shaped plate with a little escarole turnip-top garnish

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Hong Kong Fishball King

Posted on August 14, 2013 by andrew

I just remembered that I can post directly from my phone, so… Here come lots of food photos. Fishballs… Usually I don’t like them but this guy is the king so what choice did I have?  Pretty good.

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Wan Chai

Posted on August 13, 2013 by andrew

But, OK, the reason I rented this terrible apartment is that outside the door is all this.  And I mean right outside the door — I can walk from the subway station to the apartment door in a rainstorm without … Continue reading →

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The Cell

Posted on August 13, 2013 by andrew

The apartment I’ve just moved into is… well, it has a bed and a shower and a sink and a hotpot so I guess it is technically an apartment, but it is tiny.  I’m a tiny apartment enthusiast, but this … Continue reading →

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Do tall trams have all the disadvantages of tall ships?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by andrew

I love how these double-decker trams look, and I loved riding on them. But we’re in typhoon country — how well can they handle in the wind?

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goldfish market

Posted on August 9, 2013 by andrew

Believe it or not, this was not my idea.  I’ve been spending a fair bit of time with Quebecois coworker Marc and his boyfriend, and they turn out to be aspiring fishkeepers and wanted to visit Tung Choi Street (which … Continue reading →

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cracklins

Posted on August 9, 2013 by andrew

So far I’ve been spending most of my time in Tsim Sha Tsui near the hotel and conference center, but last night I mustered a group of colleagues to cab to the other end of Kowloon to visit the literally-named … Continue reading →

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Clang

Posted on January 1, 2013 by andrew

I’ve sort of always wanted a brass-body guitar, and I will take any opportunity to ride on a ferry boat.  So when I found a nickel-plated guitar for sale on Craigslist that required a ferry ride to purchase I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Rodeo beach

Posted on January 11, 2012 by andrew

For a while there, my camera would only take photos like this one.  It seems to’ve fixed itself now. Anyway… There’s a nice site here which lists Bay Area hikes that are transit accessible.  There are lots!  The above garbled … Continue reading →

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Artichoke portrait

Posted on October 27, 2011 by andrew

This is a poorly-framed photo, thanks to my new camera phone having a totally unmotivated ‘widescreen’ mode. Nonetheless, behold: A deep-fried artichoke filled with shrimp cocktail. Pretty good! Although, I always thought that the point of ‘a la juive’ was … Continue reading →

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