Sometimes the crazy intense energy of the city of Hong Kong can get overwhelming. At times like that, it’s actually quite refreshing to “get away from it all”, to travel back in time a bit to see a bit of an older Hong Kong.
Cheung Chau island is one of several fishing village island surrounding Hong Kong. I love Cheung Chau island because cars are not allowed on the island. The island is home to 20,000 people (!) who get around on bicycles or motorized scooters. Fishing is the main industry, and the seafood is fantastic. The pace of life is much slower there. The views are beautiful, and there’s still lots to see….
50 Posts in 50 Days – Take 2! Exploring Hong Kong in 2018
Time flies! Back in January of 2018, after my first 100 days in Hong Kong, I took a challenge upon myself to write 50 blog posts in 50 days. It was modeled after similar challenges I had done in the past (31 posts in 31 days in May of 2014; posting every weekday for the month in…
Crony Tokyo – 1 Michelin Star (クローニー)
Welcome to Crony. Crony was the memorable food highlight of our four day trip to Japan this past summer. To be honest, I hadn’t expected to have such incredible food this trip (see previous post to see why). However, just as chance would have it, the folks at Crony reached out to me about a month before…
Summer Japan Trip Report: Hakone, Akihabara, and Only in Japan experiences
I took a different type of trip to Japan this summer. Up until this point, Bryan and I focused our Japan trips almost exclusively around food. We would make reservations at hard-to-book places in advance and then schedule the rest of our activities around these food “anchors.” This past July, we celebrated one of our…
Tokyo Shiba Tofuya Ukai – Tofu Kaiseki at the foot of Tokyo Tower
This is the fourth post in the extended Japan Series 2018. Other posts in this series include Totoro, Fall Foliage, and Tofu Kaiseki , Potsura Potsura – Japanese modern izakaya, and Sushi Ya with Takao Ishiyama plus new Sushi Ishiyama At the foot of Tokyo tower lies an unlikely oasis tucked away from the hustle and…
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