Photography and stories, from a travelling gal
I remember when I first learned about Cambodia. Before Angkor Wat became a must-see tourist destination, before Angelina Jolie’s multi-cultural adoption spree, there was Mister Winfrow’s high school history class. I remember watching the Killing Fields, a dramatic re-telling of the bloody years of the reign of the Khmer Rouge, and wondering how the heck …
“An upright dumpling makes a woman’s heart tremble.” – Chairman Mao If you would’ve asked me this time last year what I thought China would be like, I couldn’t have told you. I mean sure, I had known plenty of Chinese people, had many a stroll through various China towns, even shlurped me a bowlful …
When I was growing up, there was a restaurant called the Mandarin not far from my house. As children, it was definitely one of our favorites. This restaurant was the epitome of Chinese food as we knew it: chicken balls, lemon chicken, mashed potatoes, pizza - sushi served and replenished by charming young Chinese blokes …
Duckie Sees The World 