Vignettes of the World
I Have a Date with Spring
The pristine water of Tung Ping Chau made its first impression and I saw the amazing beauty of nature right away. Even as close to human presence as the pier is, the aquamarine colored water there is so clear that you can see the sea …
Sunset Watching in Ha Pak Nai Ha Pak Nai is known for its views of beautiful sunset. Being on the westernmost coast of Hong Kong, the location offers unobstructed views of a sun setting over the ocean, and the view of Route 10 (the Shenzhen …
Kowloon City is an old area in Hong Kong. Besides the famous heritage sites of the Kowloon Walled City, the Stonehouse Family Garden and the Hau Wong Temple, the area is also blessed with many long-standing businesses that have seen through the best of times …
The Aberdeen Battery has been on my bucket list for a while and I finally got the courage and motivation to go. It was not going to be easy to find it, and I did have an adventure there. Please see below on the details …
Update as of February 2024 I have recently passed by the former site of Ka Lai Yuen and with some complicated feelings discovered that the restaurant has now reopened its doors since its disgraceful and abrupt closure in April 2023. I have not had a …
Photo credit: All close-up photographs of the pink dolphins on this entry are the work of Thomas Tue, aka Mr. Dolphin, of the Eco Association Limited. The Dolphin-Sighting Tour On this bright late summer morning I got up at 6:30 and headed over to Tung …
The story of the Fanling Magistracy Post WWII Hong Kong was a place of booming industry and commerce. With that also came the problem of crime. The New Territories then was not unlike the wild, wild west, where hooligans and drug lords ran rampant. It was …
The trail of the day is to hike from the Pokfield Road stairs to the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir. I have headed up the trails from the Pokfield Road stairs a few times. This time is no different. Next to the gas station of Pokfield …
The trail of today is a two-looped walk from the Lions Nature Education Centre in Tsiu Hang, then Ma Lam Wat Village, and return via Tai Ngam Hau, then back to Tsiu Hang. I have previously written on the Lions Nature Education Centre. Because I …
The fish intestines! You know the cost of the water that goes into cleaning them would end up more than that of the intestines themselves! The owner of Yixin Restaurant jested about this traditional Cantonese dish on the radio food show, The Golden Plaque. A …