Lantau Island, the largest of Hong Kong’s nearly 200 islands, is home to the Tian Tan Buddha, Hong Kong Disneyland and the international airport. With indigenous forests covering roughly half of Lantau, it’s easy to forget that you’re still in one of the most densely populated cities in the world. In fact, the island provides […]
Destinations
Discovering Kowloon Through Food
These past two years, I’ve basically been on one long food tour of Asia, leaving a trail of crumbs in my wake. Discovering new-to-me cuisines has been an unexpected highlight of our travels (and, sadly, a contributing factor to my increased waistline). But this journey has been about more than just devouring tasty morsels; food […]
Once Upon a Tea at the Langham, Hong Kong
One of my guilty pleasures is taking high tea in a luxury hotel. There’s something about getting dressed up and heading out to enjoy oneself midday like a fin de siècle lady of leisure. The tradition of afternoon tea began in 1865 at the Langham in London and continues to this day. While I have yet to […]
The Best Meals We Ate in Dali, China
Confession time: Aside from the delicious meals enjoyed at our lake-side hotel, we didn’t eat any Chinese food in Dali. Living in Shanghai, we can get top-notch versions of all of China’s regional cuisines, so it just wasn’t a priority for us. Moreover, in the wake of Lijiang’s scant restaurant selection, we were pleasantly surprised by the […]
Dali, China: A Place You’ll Want to Dally
Dali, China is an ancient city in the country’s western Yunnan Province, a couple hours south of Lijiang. The area was settled by the Bai people, a tenacious Tibetan-Burmese folk who established the Nanzhou Kingdom in the 8th century after successfully defeating invading Tang dynasty forces. A Bai chief minister staged a coup at the beginning of the 10th […]