COME WITH US. Follow Our Stories. We took a slow walk through Sheung Wan (上環), where Dad and Elaine found breakfast shops, old storefronts, markets, trams, noodles, neighborhood cats — and the everyday Hong Kong that doesn’t need an admission ticket....
Xi’an (西安, Xī’ān) after dark. The traffic is still moving. The city is still awake. But something changes. The walls light up. The evening cools. And Dad suddenly doesn’t feel like going back to the hotel. 😂 JUST WALK. 🌙 Why...
Xi’an (西安, Xī’ān) after dark. The city lights come on. People head out. And Elaine had exactly ONE thing on her mind. BBQ SKEWERS. 😂🍢 So Dad followed Elaine. Elaine followed the smell. And we all… FOLLOWED THE SMOKE. 🔥 🌙...
Dad has a warning before you visit Penang. COME HUNGRY. Seriously. Because you may arrive thinking: “We’ll explore Penang and try some local food.” 😂 Wrong way around. In Penang… THE FOOD IS PART OF THE JOURNEY. Eat. Walk. Discover something...
Hanoi isn’t a city Dad only remembers by its attractions. Dad remembers… the sights. the sounds. the colors. the smells. and definitely… the taste. 😂 This is Hanoi through Dad’s five senses. 👀 The Sight of Hanoi Red áo dài. Phones...
🍜☕ Two Things Dad Never Gets Sick of in Hanoi Dad loves two things in Hanoi. PHỞ. Phở — pronounced roughly “fuh”, not “foe.” 😂 And… COFFEE. But Dad doesn’t spend the whole day moving from one bowl to one cup....
✈️ Beijing Daxing Airport Welcomes You — And Sends You Off in Style An airport is supposed to get you from one place to another. Then Dad arrived at Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场, Běijīng Dàxīng Guójì Jīchǎng). Okay. THIS DOESN’T...
☕ Why Is Everyone Taking Photos of Their Coffee in Qianmen? 北京 Beijing (北京, Běijīng). A city Dad can walk through again and again… and still notice something new. This time: QIANMEN. 📍 QIANMEN (前门, Qiánmén) Starbucks. Qianmen. Old Beijing behind...
Dad & Elaine were coming back from Shanxi. After about 2½ hours on the high-speed train from Taiyuan (太原, Tàiyuán)… Beijing. Back in Beijing. We stepped off at Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站, Běijīng Fēngtái Zhàn). Shanxi behind us. Beijing ahead....
Beijing was changing colour. Dad could see it. On the trees. On the ground. And everywhere people were pointing their cameras. So… come with Dad. 🍂 First, the Little Train 开往香山. To Fragrant Hills. That sounded promising. And here it came....
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