Night markets in my backyard: from Taipei to Markham

The HMS Vicky left the Port of Montreal quite a while ago and has docked for a stay in my hometown of Markham, Ont. The town of Markham isn’t on the water, so there no possibility of keeping a boat here. So I’ve docked her in the waters of the nearest body of water: Lake [...]

Here comes the Joy Luck Club bit

 

Hong Kong feels so much like home, I don’t know whether to be repelled or find comfort. There is almost no culture shock having grown up in Markham, which part remembrance, part reimagining and a perpetual act of translation of the original. Those who didn’t want to stick around to see what [...]