This month was all about preparing for the in-laws biannual trek from the UK to Hong Kong. And while that meant prepping our master bedroom, reading up on easy (but uber complicated looking) meals to...
I sometimes forget just how lucky I am to live in Hong Kong -- one of the most efficient travel hubs in the world and just a hop, skip, jump away from so many countries...
I recently moved into a new apartment situated just across from Hong Kong University, the oldest university institution in HK. A change of scenery from Mid-levels/Central Hong Kong's hustling streets full of expat bankers and...
As a child, my mother always dreamt of being a classical pianist. Her head was filled with the lush melodies of timeless Austrian composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Strauss. But these hopes (and others) were...
If New York City is the city that never sleeps, then Sydney is the city that is narcoleptic. But that refers only to the fact that stores close at 5pm (when do people shop??) and bars...
Chinese New Year (Happy year of the horse to you!) is arguably the biggest holiday in Asia and always results in a mass exodus for all Asian and non-Asians in the region. For my business...
Happy New Year! Well, it was a happy one until Saturday. Just a few weeks into 2014 and I've come down with the first illness of the year. And let me tell you, it is not...
It's the holidays; a time for feasts and funny fits with friends and family! And this year-end season marks the beginning of my fourth year abroad and away from New York City -- my home...
I grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in New York City and thought I was a white Jew for pretty much all of my formative years (nickname: kosher twinkie). As a result, I have my...
So recently, a friend of mine started a farm. On top of his full-time job. In Hong Kong. Yes, he actually physically built his own farm with rows of freshly-planted vegetables and herbs, an integrated pond...
Feeling pasty and utterly burnt out from a long year, Jess, Lilia (both doctors) and I decided to take a long-weekend getaway to Phuket last month to unwind. Between our hectic jobs, work travel, managing...
On 10/01/10, I lugged my lineman-sized suitcase off the HK airport carousel, took a long nervous glance around at the blur of strangers around me and tentatively planted my flag into what I was to...