Tourists come to Hong Kong for a number of reasons: business, shopping, sightseeing.
Me? I came to eat.
I have long heard about Hong Kong's famed cuisine, with its unique blend of Chinese, Western, Japanese, Southeast Asian and international influences. The city ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Tourists come to Hong Kong for a number of reasons: business, shopping, sightseeing.
Me? I came to eat.
I have long heard about Hong Kong's famed cuisine, with its unique blend of Chinese, Western, Japanese, Southeast Asian and international influences. The city ...Amsterdam's Most Unusual Teacher
I first heard about Lieka from her boss. He runs a tour guide company in Amsterdam. And over beers, he listed the types of tours his company offers. "There are Red Light District tours, there are food tours and there are drinking tours."
"Oh yeah!" he said, "I also have a ...Around Cuba's Bay Of Pigs In A 1929 Ford Model T Convertible
Let's play a quick word association game. I say "Bay of Pigs," you tell me what comes to mind.
Fidel Castro? Communism? Failed CIA missions?
When I think of the Bay of Pigs, I think of crystal clear water stretching out as far as the eye can see. I think of black ...VIDEO: TEDx Talk On Travel Writing And Global Change
"Travel writers are obligated to meet people, to ask questions, to pay attention," writer, editor and Gadling contributor Lavinia Spalding told the audience at TEDxParkCity earlier this year. "With that comes a heightened sense of awareness and observation, and some ...
Conscious Consumption In Cuba: How To Have A More Authentic Trip While Supporting Private Businesses
Flower stand in Old Havana
Until very recently, nearly every entity in Cuba was owned and operated by the government.
But in the past few years, the Cuban government has tried to promote private businesses in hopes that the shift will provide a much-needed boost to ...Bad Trip: How To Annoy Your Tour Guide
We've all been there. Maybe we've been one. The person on a guided tour or trip who's a complete, utter, pain in the ass.
Perhaps it's unintentional. Maybe it's due to deep-seated issues that would cause empathy in another situation. Or just possibly, it's because the ...How To Stay With Strangers Around The World For Free
It's no secret I'm a fan of couchsurfing. Finding hosts online to put you up in their living rooms sounds sketchy, but I've never had a real negative experience. The value isn't just in a free place to crash. The biggest plus is meeting incredible people, real people who can ...Travel Hacking: Best Holiday Gifts For Low-Tech Travelers
I'm an unapologetic Luddite. My colleagues at Gadling will attest to this. The fact that I write for AOL is both cosmic luck and hilarious irony given my initial reluctance to embrace the digital era.
I can't help it; it's hereditary. At least, that's what I tell ...Celebrate Georgia O'Keeffe's 125th Birthday In Santa Fe (Tres Leches Cake Is Involved)
Mention Georgia O'Keeffe and cooking isn't what comes to mind. But the iconic Southwestern artist was ahead of her time when it came to food. So says O'Keeffe's former cook and assistant Margaret Wood, author of "A Painter's Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia ...The Travel Outfit That Will Let You Breeze Through Airport Security
After years of fine-tuning, I may have just mastered the art of dressing for airport security.
It wasn't easy, mind you. For many years, my travel uniform consisted of jeans, a belt, a white T-shirt and sneakers. But my belt would always set off the alarm, my ...Video Of The Day: 'Half The Sky' Visits Cambodia's Toul Kork Road
Watch Meg Ryan Visits Cambodia's Toul Kork Road on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.
"Half the Sky" is more than a four-hour PBS documentary series; it is a movement to turn oppression into opportunity for women worldwide.
The documentary, which premiered earlier ...
How To Turn Your Daypack Into A Traveling Office
No one is ever going to accuse me of being a tech junkie. But as a journalist, I've had to temper my Luddite proclivities so that I can earn a living while on the road.
Compounding the issue is my essential frugality and innate dirtbag tendencies. I only travel with a ...Global Street Food Celebrated In Recipes And Stories In New Book
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the reign of the "Two Hot Tamales," Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken were the badass female chefs/restaurateurs of the '80s and '90s, and the darlings of the Food Network in its infancy (read: when it was good). They helped to ...5 Southern Travel Tips For Women
I spent two weeks this summer traveling across the Deep South for Gadling, on top of a two-week business trip/vacation there in May. When the mayor of Chattanooga told me, "You have the heart of a Southerner" I blushed, but I also felt like I must have figured out how to ...How To Not Look Like A Tourist In Santa Fe
Although I was 26 before I visited New Mexico, I've always felt a strange kinship with the state. I suspect it's because much of my childhood was spent traveling to see my grandparents in Arizona (where my dad grew up). We'd attend pow-wows, visit local museums, and explore ...Highway Hypnosis And How To Avoid It
I've logged about 4,000 road miles (all solo) in the last few weeks, most of it in stunningly monotonous landscape. Fortunately, I've never fallen asleep at the wheel, but I've definitely had to pull over for a power nap on a number of occasions in the past.
What I tend ...Songs That Fit The Moment: When Music And Travel Meld
Has science or popular culture coined a term for the phenomenon of the random playing of a song that perfectly describes a travel situation or mood? Probably. But whatever it is or isn't called, this scenario is something that, once in a great while, happens to all of us ...Galley Gossip: How To Answer Difficult Flight Attendant Interview Questions
I'm scheduled for a flight attendant interview on Tuesday! I've been through the process once before so I am familiar with the questions they may ask, but I'm just not confident in my answers sometimes. The hardest part is answering behavioral or situational questions. When ...Hotel Employees Dish Industry Dirt In Reddit Discussion
Reddit, the popular social news website, has been hosting a lively discussion amongst (alleged) current and former hotel employees across the globe, in which they serve up tantalizing tales of misdeeds, mishaps, scams and shocking industry policies.
Note that there is ...Where To Sleep During A Long-Haul Road Trip: Putting A Price On Your Safety
As you may have gathered from my last few posts, I spent the second half of July and first week of August living out of my car during a relocation from Seattle to Boulder. En route, I had a family vacation on the Klamath River in Northern California, and business trips to ...
