Welcome to WanderFong! My name is Deb Fong, and I am currently a Netherlands-based expat by way of New York City and most recently Hong Kong!
Funny where life takes you – I never expected to actually live abroad. Living in Hong Kong with my husband Mark for 2.5 years, I discovered the big city draws and the hidden little gems, the old and the new, the local nuances and the more western influences, the traditional and the edgy, the eclectic mix of true locals and fellow expats. I immersed myself in everything – the amalgam of cuisine, culture, the incredible natural surroundings, the promise of new friends with their own unique stories. And I thoroughly enjoyed my deeper explorations of the region. My travel adventures, photography, and blog coverage of the region led me to become a contributor on various platforms, including the Getty Images Moment Collection, MasterCard’s Priceless Cities Hong Kong campaign, and the newly launched travel magazine Borderlines.
I decided to start my blog (originally called Hong Kong Fong), more as a personal diary of sorts, but it has evolved to become more of an immersive experience covering broader territory as I continue to travel the world. Now based in Europe, I am excited about my next chapter. More than ever, I want to absorb and document my explorations both in writing and with the photos I always enjoy taking (I’ve been photographing around the world for about 16 years – for more info on this, please see below).
I look forward to continuing to share my perspectives with other like-minded explorers and those who are just curious. Please join me on my adventures, and I hope you enjoy my observations of and musings on life in the Netherlands and travel throughout Europe and beyond. Thanks for reading, and please share with your friends and family!
All images © 2016 deb fong photography. If you wish to utilize, share, or reproduce any images from my sites, please ask my permission first. Thank you!
A few other notes:
You may enjoy my photography-only website, debfong.com.
I welcome you to please follow me on Instagram (@wanderfong), where I share a daily dose of travel/street photography and relevant tips or commentary. I was named a winner of Instagram’s Weekend Hashtag Project #WHPfilltheframe contest on September 21, 2015. I received honorable mentions in travel community blog Passion Passport’s #PPReflection, #PPtravelpatterns, and #PPHereToThere contests in early 2016. My work has been featured by @savoteurco, @worldnomads, @indiapictures, @igersrajasthan, @go.and.explore, @travel_pics_daily, @wish_you_were_here_photography, @rangeelorajasthan, and @jaipurcityblog.
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I’m thrilled to have received the Liebster Blog Award (12 October, 2013, 2 July, 2014, and 15 November, 2014) and also the Versatile Blogger Award (19 December, 2013).
Such recognition is deeply appreciated.
Please remember to share/like/comment on the posts/bloggers you enjoy reading, whether me or someone else!
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I’m so coming along for the ride! Count me in thanks!
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Thanks so much for the follow and kind words, I’ll be following you as well!
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You are most welcome and thanks for the follow too! have a gr8 weekend!
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Hi Deb,
Thanks for the ‘like’ on our post. I’d love to send you some samples of the cheese available through Profood if you’d consider reviewing it?
simon.kerr@gligora.com
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Thank you for your interest in having me review some of your products. I have emailed you separately (a couple days ago) to arrange.
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Hi Deb, Thank you for visiting my blog and the like! I now live in Singapore, but miss Hong Kong. So I hope to stay connected to Hong Kong via your blog. Your photos are superb. Cheers, Mom of Dragon Boy
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Hello Mom of Dragon Boy! Thanks for stopping by and for the kind compliment. I greatly appreciate it! Happy to hear you will be following to keep up on HK – it is an honor. I’ll have to request Singapore recommendations once I make it out there, if I may..
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Of course, it would me my pleasure to share some of my findings on Singapore with you. : ) Mom of Dragon Boy
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Hello, Deb Fong, I am Richard. I just found you liked one of my post A glimpse of the MTR. I am a journalism student at Hong Baptist University and want to be friend with you!
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Hi, I have nominated you for a Liebster Award. You have a fabulous blog! http://raisingdragonboy.com/2013/10/12/cant-believe-it-two-liebster-award-nominations/
Hope it brought a smile to your face! Have a nice weekend. Cheers, Mom of Dragon Boy
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Thank you so much, Mom of Dragon Boy!! I appreciate your support and the recognition. Congratulations to you, as well!
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Hi Deb! You have a great blog! I love photogrphy and cooking 🙂
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Thank you, and likewise! Great minds think alike 🙂
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What a great little blog!
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Thank you, Julia! Right back at you :).
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Hey Deb, great to see another fellow Chinese-American blogger! Keep up the great posts!
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Likewise! Thanks so much for stopping by. I look forward to reading more of your posts..
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Hi! I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Please get the badge at http://wp.me/p32YrK-16X and get more info. Have a wonderful day. Blessings, belsbror
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Wow! Thank you so much! I greatly appreciate your support and encouragement. Such an honor! It may take me a little while to post about this, as I’m currently traveling, but I will definitely respond via post in the near future. Thank you again, and congratulations to you, as well..
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You’re welcome. 🙂
Take your time.
Blessings,
belsbror
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Thank you again for the nomination! FYI, I have posted about this here: http://hongkongfong.com/2013/12/19/with-deep-gratitude-accepting-my-2nd-blog-award-versatile-blogger-award/
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Hi Deb, Let me click on the follow button first before going to explore more here.
Your images are simply stunning 🙂
I think, now you are in one of the best place for photography, Hong Kong.
Have a great time.
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Hello Sreejith – thank you so much for visiting, following, and for your kind words! I really appreciate your support. Likewise, I am enjoying your blog and look forward to following more on your adventures in Kerala and beyond. As I think you saw, we visited there for the first time just a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it. Such a beautiful part of the country, and a very interesting contrast to the north. Happy new year, cheers!
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I have just come back from a Hong Kong trip and I am missing it badly. Feels nice to have discovered your blog, one day I shall return 🙂
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HK is indeed a pretty incredible city. We just moved last July, and it quickly felt like home yet in such an adventure-bearing way 😉 Thanks so much for reading, and I hope to welcome you back to HK soon! I will enjoying following your blog, as well.
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great pictures and blog
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Thank you so much, and likewise! I will enjoy following your work. Appreciate you stopping by and following
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Love HK. Love your blogs )))
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Hey!
I have nominated you for the Liebster Award!
For more details check out my post:
http://thoughtsfromtheroad.com/2014/05/31/liebster-award/
Have fun!
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Thanks so much! I look forward to accepting officially and posting/nominating others!
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thank you for following my blog! happy that you like it 🙂 what an interesting blog you have! for sure will be back here 🙂 have a nice weekend!
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Thank you, and I will look forward to your posts. Siena is beautiful, I remember thinking about what I could do for a living to allow me to stay there longer 😉
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Hello Deb,
How are you:)
I am yang from http://www.mynewchinesewife.com
Are you accepting guest post right now? I recently create an infographic and and hope can send it for you to take a look.
Thanks and look forward your feedback.
Yang
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Hello Yang – at this time, I am not using guest posts, but I’ll let you know if that changes. Thanks for your interest.
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I’ve been reading through your posts this morning. You’ve made a great blog: Interesting, entertaining, artful — and with lots of food. Love food. And I know from experience that Hong Kong has some of the best.
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Hi Steven, thanks so much for stopping by and for sharing such lovely feedback! HK has a mixed food scene, in my opinion, but there are some gems ;). Look forward to checking out your site, as well!
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Hi there – I heard about you from Ruth (bluebalu) and am looking forward to trying some of your recommendations. It’s inspiring us to get out more, not always easy with kids, but we bring them along when we can. Foodies in training! Cheers, Jennifer
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Hi there – thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you find my posts helpful and entertaining/interesting. HK is a great city! Lots to explore
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Hi Deb!! How come I never found your blog before?
You have such an interesting life story! I fell in love with your pictures and surely will be looking forward to reading your stories! 🙂
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Thank you! I so appreciate your interest and am very glad you are already enjoying the images. I look forward to following you, as well!
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You’re welcome!! Yes I do enjoy your pictures 😀
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Hi! I love your blog and your photography site! 🙂
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Hey! I’ve just nominated your blog for a Liebster Award — you can find out more about it (if you are interested) at http://theloveblender.com/2014/11/15/liebster-award/
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Thanks so much for the nomination, Kan!
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Interesting blog. Best travels and learning wherever you live.
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Thanks so much, Jean! Appreciate you stopping by and also your kind wishes! So much to learn and enjoy while traveling and living abroad..
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