st-siméon ferry

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Mixed it up this time on this trip to NB and drove north of the Saint-Laurent instead of the highway south, crossing over to Rivière-du-Loup using the ferry at St-Siméon. and what a fancy ferry it was! first there were the binoculars and the elevator… then there was the diner and bar: and hmm, what else? how about an enclosed … Read More

shilin night market

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one of the side entrances to the largest night market in taipei: and the food that is there:  meat skewers (pick whichever you want, and she’ll fry them for you), lemon jelly drink, pan-fried buns (qian bao) with vegetable or meat fillings, and cool looking roti machine. but my favourite is the “pulled” roti (zhua bing)–fluffy, buttery, and scallion-y–which I … Read More

breakfast in taipei

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I was in Taipei for the holidays, and each day before driving to my grandparents’ apartment we would eat or pick up breakfast at a soy milk place. Typical dishes served at a place like this include: bowl of hot sweet soy milk (熱豆漿) or “salty” soy milk (鹹豆漿), bowl of rice milk (米漿), scallion pancakes (蔥油餅, with or without … Read More

alaska + william shatner

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I’m now back from a few weeks of traveling–to Anchorage for a wedding, Toronto (incl. a trip to Niagara Falls) and Fredericton to see friends and family, and finally Albany to complete the swearing-in for admission to the NY bar (and gain the pompous title “Esquire”). […]… Read More

hallo oslo

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in oslo on holiday before heading to hanoi. the city is quite walkable (small, with a population of about half a million), pretty, and yes, cold (ok, maybe I’m just complaining, but it’s about 15 degrees here).   can you imagine actually having civilized public transportation? get this: stops for both trams and buses have signs indicating how many minutes … Read More

hanoi

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taken from a taxi during a recent trip for an interview. expecting an offer next week, so have some big decisions coming up…

hk-taipei-anchorage-nyc-mtl

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surprised to be happy to pass through the US (customs aside, of course): unexpected layover in alaska with its gorgeous mountains, black people at JFK yelling 行李 to direct the passengers from our taiwanese flight… spent most of 20ish hours in transit in a semi-stupor (like usual, I barely slept the night before–and had a great weekend in HK), but … Read More

modern airports unite

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hong kong — airport, or shopping mall? airport of the year from 2001-2005 (with a mere second place in 2006). fastest way to get there is taking the subway. you can check your luggage at Hong Kong station in Central, maybe shop a bit at the swanky IFC mall, then take the 23-minute ride to the actual airport… and shop … Read More

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