Picture This: Tonic Food & Dried Seafood Streets in Hong Kong

Famous for ancient Chinese medicines, traditional herbal remedies, and tonic foods such as $5,000-per-pound bird's nests, Hong Kong's Wing Lok and Ko Shing Streets are bursting with wonderful oddities.

And trust us, that's the tame stuff!

The life expectancy in Hong Kong is among the highest in the world, so who are we to argue?
Click in to see some truly incredible wonders... CONTINUE READING >>

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Remember that big news we've been spouting off about? The news we were afraid to talk about because we couldn't believe it was actually happening?

Well here it is (drumroll please!):

We have a book coming out! Can you imagine how hard this has been for over-sharing me to not say anything?

 But, before we get into the details, I want to tell you the story about the cover... CONTINUE READING >>

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Livin' on Hong Kong Time

Hong Kong is the world's most vertical city, with two hundred and ninety-three buildings higher than five hundred feet - sixty more than second-place New York City.

Travel with us as we explore the wonders of this great city - all while taking advantage of a mass transit system that serves eleven million people a day... CONTINUE READING >>

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Who's Your Buddha? The Big Buddha of Hong Kong

Up until this year's Asian adventure our entire understanding of Buddha consisted of cheesy gold statues of a smiling, pot-bellied guy we'd seen in some restaurants. We weren't exactly enlightened.

Perhaps we could clear up our conceptions a bit with a visit to The Tian Tan Buddha. He sits atop a hill on the outskirts of Hong Kong.

He stands, oops, I mean sits, one hundred and twelve feet high, and weighs in at... CONTINUE READING > >

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Jumbo + Floating + Hong Kong = GypsyNester Heaven

Since 1976 one of Hong Kong's top tourist attractions has been Jumbo Kingdom, a floating restaurant.

Wait, floating? Yes, it is moored in the middle of Aberdeen Harbour. Imagine our excitement when we learned that we could combine two of our favorite things... CONTINUE READING >> 

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A Tale of Two Flights AND a new contest!

It was the best of planes, it was the worst of planes, that was our feeling after spending nearly thirty hours on two non-stop flights.

The first one, United flight 895, from Chicago to Hong Kong clocked in at sixteen hours. Back when... CONTINUE READING >> 

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Dispatch Two - Our Amazing Asian Cruise!

Our amazing Asian live-blog continues!

Follow along LIVE with us as we discover China, South Korea and Japan. We'll be bring you The Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing, Dalian, Busan, Nagasaki and all the fabulous entertainment, the activities, the food and fun aboard the ms Volendam!... CONTINUE READING >> 

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Dispatch One - Our Amazing Asian Cruise!

We're taking you to Asia!

Follow along LIVE with us as we discover Hong Kong, China, South Korea and Japan. We'll be visiting Shanghai  Zhujiajiao Watertown with its traditional wooden boat markets, the Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing, the culture and beauty of Dalian, the amazing port city of Busan, the Peace Garden... CONTINUE READING >> 

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