IF ONLY it were as simple as dropping a card into a machine and having it suddenly appear in the website, perfectly scanned and described. Much of the time, we get it right. Once in awhile, not so much–especially where descriptions are concerned. It’s not always because we were wrong at the time, but because […]

About a year and a half ago, we made an entry about “Topping Up”, mostly about trying to add bulk to the site and balance out underrepresented categories and locations. As the result of what someone once called a happy problem, we still need more cards, but for a different reason. Read on … We […]

Rectification. It sounds vaguely medical, but at least it’s a better header than “Statistics”. Just for fun we thought we’d reveal some of the process we need to go through after each round of card entry. We wish we got it exactly right the first time, but of course that never happens. So here goes. […]

Now there’s a catchy title for a Blog entry, guaranteed to turn away nearly everyone who sees it. Not to worry, if you’re this far, you’re over the worst of it. First, thanks for ideas for future entries, as we asked for last time. We’ll get to those. For right now, and for no special […]

The Blog has been going for a few years now, and sometimes it seems like we’ve written about everything but the cost of living in Hong Kong — and even that’s probably in here somewhere, too. We’ve covered many of the larger theme categories, and a few countries; also technical issues, logistical problems, road trips, […]