Chris and Sue’s Excellent(?) Adventures

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  • A Night at the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

    Quebec city, Canada – a short trip taken over the weekend before Christmas 2011. By the time I arrived in Quebec city, it was quite late. The Jean Lesage airport is far given the small size of the city. It snowed the day before and it was freezing that evening. This castle-like building is the Fairmont Le

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  • For the one who dreams of travelling

    I cannot remember how I found this vimeo clip. “Address is approximate” is very clever and the music by Cinematic Orchestra really brought it to life. Well done.

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  • Hong Kong cuisines in miniatures

    My cousin J is the proud owner of these three sets of miniatures of Hong Kong cuisines. Since I have been posting pictures of real food here for a long time (for example, 2M* dim sum lunch), how about some plastic food for a change. Dim sum, first. They are all placed in a display

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  • Winter comfort: Hotpot / Fondue

    There is nothing more inviting in a frigid winter or a lunar new year feast than a hotpot 火鍋 ?   Known also as a steamboat as my Malaysian or Singaporean friends might call it or a fondue locally. While in the US, we had one made in Japan and the pot consisted of two compartments. Soups

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Jungfrau, a must-see in Switzerland

Art and Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan

Morocco Adventure: Sand, Sea and Souks

Venice, its canals and carriers

Notable Bookstores of the World – Series 1

Familiar food we (as travelers) ate while in Tokyo

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