When my friend and I were planning our trip to Angkor Wat, we had a bit of a logistical challenge, because I was in Amsterdam and she was in Hong Kong, so we couldn’t sit down side-by-side and plan our itinerary. Despite all that and coordinating flights, etc., our trip went really, really well. I think we’d both love to go back – we were blown away with the size of the Angkor Wat complex itself (we mistook a moat for a river!), and some .. more ..

On this week's podcast, yours truly,�Ren Zwiers has survey results from Europe on why many people in that part of the world won't use their smartphones for international roaming.�US-expatriate Karin Clark reports on London, England which is now her hometown.�John Crook discovers Quebec, Canada.�Asian expert Richard Torin visits Hong Kong and Macau. Listen to the show on the player below.

If you Google for dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong, Tim Ho Wan (添好运点心专门店) would surely come out tops. One of the reasons contributing to Tim Ho Wan’s fame is the fact that this dim sum joint at Mong Kok is said to be the cheapest Michelin starred restaurant in the world. The kitchen is

I’m leaving Saturday morning for Hong Kong, this time via Tokyo.   A United flight gets me into Tokyo’s Narita airport, and then All Nippon Airways will get me to Hong Kong.   (Picture of ANA’s iPhone app).    The flight track from today’s United flight is from Flightstats.com, showing the routing right over Alaska and across the Bering Sea.   I will arrive very late Sunday night into Hong Kong.  It’s still weird for me, the 24 hrs that disappe .. more ..

Yes, I am an early bird and got my flu shot today.   I also checked the Centers for Disease Control website to make sure I’m up to date with my recommended vaccinations for China.    Of course, there are some nasty viruses and bugs out there for which there is no vaccine.   Dengue fever is one of them, with no specific medicine that can cure it ! (map for the Eastern Hemisphere dengue fever areas from the CDC website).   I travel to the green strip around Hong Kong. � .. more ..

Hong Kong actress Deanie Yip was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress at the 68th Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The 63-year-old veteran won the award with her role in A Simple Life (English subbed trailer below). She’s the first Chinese actress in 19 years (Gong Li in 1992) to received the gong. Congratulations. Directed by Ann Hui and co-starring Andy Lau, A Simple Life is ad .. more ..