Author: Amy
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5 Authentic Chinese Foods You’re Missing Out On
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Last week I made you question everything you thought you knew about Chinese cuisine by revealing 5 Chinese Foods That Are Not Actually Chinese (well, that’s what Confucius told me in my fortune cookie). So now, I would like to introduce you to five authentic Chinese foods and dishes that…
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5 Chinese Foods That Are Not Actually Chinese
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Yep, that’s right, Western world. You have been eating Chinese food wrong your entire life. But don’t feel bad as I too have made the same mistake in thinking that these dishes were the epitome of authentic Chinese cuisine. It wasn’t until I moved to Hong Kong that I learnt…
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What is it like living in Hong Kong? | An Expat Guide
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What is it like living in Hong Kong? I get asked this question quite often, especially when I’m back in the UK. So, I thought it was about time that I put a little more care into my answer rather than just shrugging my shoulders and saying something non-committal like,…
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Hiking the MacLehose Trail Stages 1 and 2 in Hong Kong
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What better way to spend Chinese New Year than hiking the MacLehose Trail in Hong Kong? This is the story of how we attempted to hike the whole of one of HK’s most challenging trails over the CNY weekend and ended up only managing only the MacLehose Trail Stages 1…
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10 Surprising Facts About Chinese New Year I Learnt Living in Hong Kong
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Red lanterns are up, the banks are packed and preparations are well underway for Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival. Before I started living in Hong Kong, I thought CNY was all firecrackers, dumplings and fun animal horoscopes (and those are definitely a fun part of it). But there’s…
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Why Now? | Some Thoughts On Starting a Travel Blog
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So the question is… “Why now?” It danced around my brain as I literally googled, “How to start a blog,” elected a domain name and navigated my way around WordPress. It repeated itself like a catchy jingle as I opened a new Word document to draft the first post and…
