Lucille Wong

  • Wonton wars

    Wonton wars

    I’m in Hong Kong, in Central to be precise and on Wellington Street to be exact. At 77 Wellington is Mak’s Noodles. Across the road, at 98 Wellington is Tsim Chai Kee. They both serve a Hong Kong staple: wonton noodle soup. Wontons are little prawn dumplings. They are cheap and cheerful and served all…

  • Ordering seafood at Makishi market in Okinawa

    Ordering seafood at Makishi market in Okinawa

    My sister and I are in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, a string of islands in the south of Japan. We are at Makishi Public Market in the town centre. We are looking to buy fresh seafood as we have read that the restaurants upstairs will cook it for you. We wander through the stalls,…

  • Hiking the Dragon’s Back in Hong Kong

    On the first day of our family holiday in Hong Kong, we tackle the city’s most popular hiking trail, the Dragon’s Back. Time Asia Magazine voted it the best urban trail in Asia in 2004. Nearly ten years on, the trail continues to attract crowds of locals and tourists every day. We set the alarm…

  • A modern family on the move

    A modern family on the move MY sister lives in London, my parents are new retirees and I’m due for some annual leave. I’m the genius who suggests a simple family holiday. My sister and I are in our 30s. The last family trip was in 1993 when we went to Disneyland in Los Angeles.…

  • Abbotsford Convent: a microcosm of Adam Bandt’s Melbourne

    If you haven’t heard, the Greens’ candidate Adam Bandt has recently won a second term in his electorate of Melbourne. He did so by beating the two major parties who ganged up on him by passing preferences to each other. Adam beat them both, proving that the Greens’ spirit of social inclusion and sustainable living…

  • Sydney gets a facelift

    Oh Sydney – your harbour and your beaches are devastatingly beautiful, your weather is so kind and you are as multicultural as ever. But there is one thing: your city centre is a bit of a hole. And it isn’t just me saying so. Your council knows it too because it has injected millions into…

  • Getting nude in Hakone

    My friend Ange and I were in Hakone, one hour train ride from bustling Toks. Hakone is in a volcanically active national park, surrounded by mountains. The temperature drops, the crowd disappears and the restaurants literally close at 7pm. Tokyo-ians come to escape the city life. International visitors come for the best views of Mount…