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  • About Wired2theworld
  • Destinations
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Central America
    • Europe
    • South America
    • United States
    • Around The World 1998-99
  • First Timer’s Guides
  • Packing
    • How To Pack Carry-On Only For Any Length Trip
    • How to Pack Tech and Toiletries
    • Egypt; a Packing Guide and Tips for Female Travelers
  • Travel Tips
    • Travel Tip: How to Avoid ATMs with Predatory Fees
    • Golden Rules of Travel With Friends
    • Travel Tips
  • Hong Kong Harbor 2015

    Around the World in 1998-1999; Hong Kong and Macau

    Hong Kong 20 years ago! A New Year's Eve 1998 in Hong Kong with journalists and foreign correspondents. New Year's Day 1999 at the famous Peninsula Hotel. A trip to the doctor and a trip to Macau.

  • Sweetheart Cafe with Hong Kong French Toast.

    A Goodbye to Hong Kong with French Toast, Noodles, and Dim Sum

    We didn’t eat in the Tai O fishing village, but instead returned to Kowloon and had a late lunch at the Sweetheart Cafe on Ashley road. This was my first experience with the culinary delight known as “Hong Kong French…

  • Tian Tan Buddha

    Hong Kong’s Lantau Island Tai O Fishing Village

    From the Tian Tan Buddha and the monastery, we took bus #21 to Tai O fishing village for about 6 HK$. The ride took about 40 minutes. We explored the narrow alleyways for about an hour or so. Unlike the…

  • Hong Kong’s Lantau Island; The Tian Tan Buddha and Po Lin Monastery

    A visit to Hong Kong's Lantau Island using public transportation.

  • Hong Kong’s Central District; Star Ferry, Dim Sum and Markets

    On our first full day in Hong Kong, unsurprisingly, I woke up at 3am. Thank you jet lag. The first stop of the day was to buy Hong Kong transportation cards called Octopus Cards; 150 HK$ for me, and 70 HK$ for…

  • View of the light show from our room at the Hong Kong YMCA

    Hong Kong and the Salisbury YMCA

    If you ever have the opportunity to fly trans pacific for the price of a transcontinental ticket, take it. At some point in the Fall of 2014 I saw a deal for tickets from LAX to Hong Kong, nonstop, for…

  • What’s new on wired2theworld? Cambodia, Burma, London, China and Italy, oh my!

    I’m behind on blog posts. Like really, really, behind on writing about the wonderful places we’ve been in the last year. But I’d like to change that so I’m putting it out there, making it public, in the hopes I’ll be…

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Monday night cocktail, why not? I call it Tres Cit Monday night cocktail, why not? I call it Tres Citrones.
2 oz gin
.5 oz blood orange syrup
.5 oz fresh orange juice
3 dashes grapefruit bitters
Shake until cold, pour into coupe glass.
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Saturday night cocktail, the Velvet Bourbon Brambl Saturday night cocktail, the Velvet Bourbon Bramble.
1.5 oz @woodfordreserve bourbon
.5 oz Velvet Falernum
.5 oz simple syrup
.5 oz lemon juice
2 sprigs mint
6 blackberries
Muddle the blackberries and one sprig mint with the simple syrup in the bottom of shaker. Add the bourbon, the velvet Falernum, and the lemon juice. Shake with ice.  Strain into coupe glass and garnish with mint.
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Sicilian Apple Cake, made for Mother's Day dinner Sicilian Apple Cake, made for Mother's Day dinner for @nickelmoon
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Oh those L.A. nights... . #ilovela #losangeles #ca Oh those L.A. nights...
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Jasmine. Oh, that scent is heaven. It may only las Jasmine. Oh, that scent is heaven. It may only last a day, but it's worth it.
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Friday night cocktail, The Last Ward. A variation Friday night cocktail, The Last Ward. A variation on the Last Word.
3/4 oz @sazeracrye
3/4 oz green chartreuse
3/4 oz @maraska_zadar cherry liquor
3/4 oz lemon juice
Shake with ice. Garnish with lemon zest and @luxardousa cherry.
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No really, I haven't completely abandoned bloggin No really,  I haven't completely abandoned blogging, I just took a long "pause". 😁
There's a new post today on Kilkenny and the Rock of Cashel on the blog, link in profile.
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Friday night cocktail; Pisco Passion. 1 oz @lacar Friday night cocktail; Pisco Passion.
1 oz @lacaravedopisco
1 oz @chinola Passion fruit liquor
3/4 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz egg white
3 drops Pechaud's bitters
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