Paradise Island
In Hawaii, it used to be that you could tell a haole (foreigner) from a kamaaina (local) by the kind of car he drove — or so says my friend Ken. He grew up in Honolulu, where the curving beachside...
View ArticleTasmania Bound
When I lived in Sydney, arguably Australia’s most worldly city, I was less impressed by its skyscrapers and cafes than I was by the miles of coastal beaches and national parks at its fringes. I sought...
View ArticleMy Chinatown
Some people unpack when they first arrive in a city. Me, I look for Chinatown. It started, I suppose, with my grandparents. Traveling halfway around the world from Hong Kong, they settled in New York’s...
View ArticleCanton Revisited
In the city of Guangzhou, 75 miles north of Hong Kong on the Pearl River, I can feel the promise of present-day China everywhere I go: a new international airport, a sleek ferry terminal, a...
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