The View from Aqua

by | Jun 17, 2007 | eating, travel, working

Those of you who think that business travel is all expense-account glamour are sadly mistaken. But once in a while, we do go someplace nice. Aqua is an Italian-Japanese restaurant in a penthouse-like space in Kowloon, looking South across the harbour at Hong Kong...

The Star Ferry

by | Jun 17, 2007 | culture, photo, travel

I’m a big fan of public transportation, and one of my favorite examples is the Star Ferry that links Hong Kong island with the Kowloon Peninsula. For a fare of HK$2.20 (about 20 US cents!) you get fast transportation and amazing views. I take it every chance I...

Wangs outnumber countries

by | Jun 14, 2007 | culture, economics, travel

I was dozing off while watching CNNi the other day and half-asleep, I caught this headline, “Wangs outnumber countries” on the crawler. Snapping to attention, I learned that the billion-plus mainland chinese are overwhelmingly named one of just 100...