6 Jan, 2010 in Rankings by Fili An
World's Best Hotels and Resorts Awards 2009

Every year Travel + Leisure releases their list of the world’s best hotel awards ranking the top accommodation options. Looking at the top hotels list for hotels and resorts in Asia 2009, India, Thailand, China and Hong Kong dominate the list.

 
Following are the top Asian hotels in the best world hotels list for the [...]

5 Jan, 2010 in Japan by Fili An
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What did I do in Japan? I ate. In all the things I remember I did, food was a major theme. I’m not a very wealthy tourist, but even with the more affordable restaurants – it’s absolutely delicious. I can’t even remember what all those dishes are but among the photos you may notice the [...]

3 Jan, 2010 in Tokyo by Fili An
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Want to see Tokyo from above? head to Shinjuku where the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices offer nice (free) views from their 45th floor of those twin towers, facing north and south.
On a clear blue sky day, this is roughly what it would look like…

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2 Jan, 2010 in Hong Kong by Fili An
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Why do people go to game shows? looks like it has little to do with gaming. I mean, that’s there too, but from the few shows I’ve been to it seems it’s mostly meant to show off half naked girls to enthusiastic male teens. Know what? you’re right, they don’t even have to be half [...]

31 Dec, 2009 in Hong Kong by Fili An
Thank you to the Hong Kong blogs

The best source for information about any place you move into is expat blogs. While it’s difficult to find the high quality ones that really offer good info before you arrive at your expatriate destination, you are usually able to form a good reading list within the first year.
Before arriving at Hong Kong, I [...]

26 Dec, 2009 in Rankings, Taiwan by Fili An
Top bloggers 2009 : Best Taiwan blogs

There are some really great English language Taiwan blogs out there, and almost every week I discover another one that’s worth keeping track of. With 2010 almost in, I thought I’ll do a special 2009 summary tribute of the top of Taiwan’s expat blogosphere.
 
Note : I urge my fellow Taiwan bloggers to do the same. [...]

25 Dec, 2009 in Hong Kong by Fili An
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The girls of China Live China blog asked me to answer a few question about Hong Kong for one of their articles.
Following are their questions followed by my answers.
1. What are you doing in Hong-Kong and why did you choose this city?

I’m studying for a PhD at the Hong Kong University of Science and [...]

13 Dec, 2009 in Hong Kong by Fili An
Discovery Channel Videos on Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s a fascinating place to live. While I do my best to relay the feeling of what it’s like to live here, there are those who do it much better than I do, capturing cultures and history in a way I could never hope to do on a blog.
Discovery Channel, one of my [...]