The Calgary Zoo is a pretty fun place to visit on a sunny day. I like the South America section where you can see anteaters — which I swear is the world’s strangest looking animal — and check out what the Andean condor’s been having for lunch. There are usually bits and pieces of animal [...]
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One of Hong Kong’s biggest tourist attractions is Victoria Peak (太平山) or simply The Peak (山頂) which is home to some of the country’s priciest properties and a stunning panorama. You can get there by bus, mini-bus, or taxi but the most popular way is by tram on a funicular railway that was first [...] (Flickr photos above by photocapy, left, and xiaming, right) Foot massage businesses are everywhere in Hong Kong and China. Foot-shaped signs advertising them are on every corner and hang off every building. And as far as I could tell, no way of differentiating the legit and the illicit until you were actually at the door. Getting [...] When Christina invited me to go snowshoeing near Canmore and then afternoon tea at the Mount Engadine Lodge, I was envisioning a leisurely hour-long stroll, max two, followed by a cozy appointment with baked goods and a hot mug of tea. I was right on the second count at least. I should’ve known better when Christina [...] Like Hong Kong, Macau is a former European colony. Portugal controlled the region from the 16th century until it was transferred back to China as a special administrative region in 1999. Macau was China’s first and last European colony. Just an hour’s ferry ride away from Hong Kong, Macau is an easy getaway to a very [...]
One of the must-dos on my Hong Kong list was to visit a dai pai dong (大牌檔). It’s a basically an open-air food restaurant with a few tables and stools. The key to success is rapid turnover and inexpensive food. Dai pai dong usually serve breakfast, or traditional Cantonese food like congee or noodles with [...]
Sai Kung is a town that evolved from a fishing village in Hong Kong’s New Territories. Fishermen still unload their catch at the harbour where there’s a market centre with countless tanks of fresh seafood. You can take a stroll along the main drag and spend a lot of time staring at some not-so-familiar [...]
Silver Cave (銀子岩) is one of several limestone caves you can visit in the region. It’s a bit further than some that are right in Guilin, but it is quite spectacular. You have to follow a guide in, who activates coloured lights at each stop so you can see the amazing stalactites and stalagmites [...] |
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