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To Seattle, with Link

The best way to come in town is via the Link Light Rail system, if you can drag your luggage through about 600 meters or so paved and sheltered path. That’s less than half a mile. After you get leave … Continue reading

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City Slicker

Sunday, 8am, woke up hungry. The refrigerator was empty, like the rest of the apartment. I needed to feed. Internet showed the way. So I braved into Seattle’s cool morning and find Bauhaus Books and Coffee. The street sign said, … Continue reading

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Emerald City

Had I not live in Beijing for three years, I wouldn’t have dared to re-pot myself again. Five years ago, I had an anxiety attack on that final “one-way-trip” to Beijing with the entire family in tow. I was leaping … Continue reading

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吃的日记

回北京前说要如此这般,飞机六点下地七点多进酒店,外面是刺骨的负5度,两人相望,“你要吃什么?”好像没家可以够值得出门的。商量已毕,全身重冬装备,两人硒硒嗦嗦,走了15分钟,进了亮马河边的印度小厨。点了烧鸡,Masala羊,印度豆腐,当然一堆的Nan及Parota,吃得不亦乐夫。精神和吃饭前完全不同了。 第二早上睡到日头,行步走到Kempinski的面包房,咖啡,面包,汤,甜点,当然是早午饭一起就打发了。下午办完事回到酒店后两人都累了,也没有太多与北京冬天奋战的心情。就下楼到酒店的西餐厅,打五折,不贵。做的挺好,服务也行。是个补充精神的一顿。 一夜无事,起来后中午有个茶宴,朋友问起,“回北京后吃了什么了?”我们厄然以对,头三餐居然没一顿中国菜。于是乎晚上大伙齐集日檀边的宏源涮肉,满桌的菌菜牛羊,一打烧饼,大大过瘾一番。回家一秤,重了4斤。 又个老北京朋友来电要请客,指定我选餐厅。想想说“川办”,居然北京还有我说得出的餐厅他们没吃过的?带了个孩子来,把菜单的都点完了。孩子一面吃一面叫好,一群人吃到撑,还带走了一大口袋。我们又聊到五点才散,回到酒店倒下就睡,八点才起来去鹿港小镇随便吃,加了个冰山。 过了两天,她说,“我们总要吃次鼎泰丰吧。”两人一车到东直门店,当然点了特色小笼,还有素饺,蟹粉小笼,蛋炒饭,芝麻包。这餐厅不是要不要来吃的问题,而是要吃几次的问题。 离京前的最后一餐,定了苏浙汇。目的是鲥鱼,其他菜也美味可口,干拌面尤其爽口。 上了飞机,她说,“你居然没吃烤鸭。” 奇怪,想都没想呢。

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A Fine Day at Hong Kong

The best things to do in Hong Kong are shopping and eating, no fun without a company. When I learned that I would have a weekend free, we arranged to stay with an old friend and she was a great … Continue reading

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eBooks v. Paper

I have been tempted by Kindle since its debut — I read reasonably avidly: books, magazines, and newspapers; I am comfortable with gadgets; I have enough discretionary income; I travel frequently; and I don’t shelf read books (they go into … Continue reading

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SFO to ShenZhen 深圳

The trip to ShenZhen can be non-intuitive and a bit unnatural even for seasoned travelers. The spirit is to treat the ferry as an international connection that you will purchase the ticket after you have arrived Hong Kong airport. You … Continue reading

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Canadian Summer

I decided that I like Canada, probably because I always visited in the summer. The sceneries are beautiful and people friendly. English works and stores accept US dollars. Where else can you find wild blossoms with glaciers as backdrop? People … Continue reading

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Out-of-Worldly

Road Trip 2009: Day 3 To those aboriginal Indians, God must be really mad at them. Earth trembled, thunders deafened, molten rock devoured everything and came from everywhere. There was no escape. Women, children, men, and all lives perished. The … Continue reading

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What’s at the end of the trail?

Road Trip 2009: Day 1 & 2 Hikers are optimists. The trail promises to lead to the desination. There will be strained muscles, perspiration, and cardio-vascular challenges. On the trail, there are the unpredictable: bears, deers, animals, insects, poisonous plants, … Continue reading

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