Tagged: chinatown

The West Coast's Best Chinatown is in Canada—Eat Your Way Through it For Just a Few Bucks

Time and again I've visited Vancouver, only to be pointed (over and over again) down the same, well-trodden path to the same dim sum restaurants, even by people who eat there quite…

Drop That Knock-Off Purse! People Who Buy Counterfeit Goods in New York City May Now Face Stiff Fines

Just yesterday I was walking through New York's Chinatown, on my way to review a dim sum joint for my new guidebook, when a short woman slung with several purses sidles up to me.…

Nightmare Guests: 5 Tales From Hotel Housekeepers

Hotel guests often feel entitled. After all, when was the last time that you made the bed before checking out? Each day, housekeepers are tasked with restoring each room to its…