Chinese New Year 2015: Year of the Goat, Ram, Sheep
Today is the last day of the ‘Year of the Goat (or Ram or Sheep)’, tomorrow the ‘Year of the Monkey’ starts! Here are some photos from the 2015 Chinese New Year Celebration in Vancouver to […]
Category Archives: Chinese Food
Another Tropical Fruit from Vietnam: Longan, Dragon Eyes
On our tour of the Mekong River Delta we had a chance to visit an orchard and sample some of the local fruits, one of which was the Longan, a […]
Travel Theme: Fresh Seafood on Lamma Island, near Hong Kong
Lamma Island is a kind of ‘hippie’ enclave only a short ferry ride away from Hong Kong. If you want organic greens and super fresh seafood this is the place to […]
Vancouver’s Chinese New Year Celebration 2013, the Year of the Snake
2013’s Chinese New Year’s Parade, featuring the Year of the Snake, happened on February 17 in Vancouver’s Chinatown. By taking the bus I ended up arriving at the Chinese New […]
Chinese New Year parade, celebrations & food, 2012
2012’s Chinese New Year’s Parade, featuring the Year of the Dragon, in Vancouver’s Chinatown. ‘Why is everyone ignoring me?’ (slightly lost lion in Vancouver’s Chinese New Year Parade). The yellow […]
