A Few Days in Beijing and Shanghai
As I flew into Beijing last week, I wondered if I might be able to see the Great Wall of
Read MoreAs I flew into Beijing last week, I wondered if I might be able to see the Great Wall of
Read MoreShanghai Eats Right across Nanjing Road from my hotel is “Shanghai First Foodhall,” a modern multi-floor building filled with food
Read MoreTaking the Maglev in Shanghai I love flying into Shanghai’s Pudong airport. There’s nothing like racing into town on the
Read MoreThis is just a very short video compilation of various street hawkers along Nanjing Road in Shanghai. I gathered it
Read MoreThe things you see when you look up from where you’re walking. I had a new business contact in Shanghai
Read MoreBack I go into the great circus of China. As the plane approaches Pudong International Airport, I only partly listen
Read MoreShanghai is China’s commercial center, maybe a little snobby at times, but definitely modern and on the move. With the
Read MoreThe Shanghai World Expo 2010 will open in May but the grounds for the event are still a major construction
Read MoreConfirmed! There’s nothing like a bit of confirmation of one’s sixth-sense to make you feel like a travel god. Which
Read MoreShanghai has its sights. Surely an evening stroll along the Bund, the developing promenade along the Huangpu River, is a
Read MoreIt’s always a good idea to check exchange rates before you head off to an international destination but how often
Read MoreActually, this is my third trip to Taiwan and I realized I never posted my first blog about coming here.
Read MoreWhat disturbs me about China are the tempers… including my own. There is something to be said about the advice
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly seven years since I first came to Bangkok. Back in early 2006
Read MoreI love my Beijing hutong. Oh, there are others, and this one is starting to show a bit too much
Read MoreWinter’s been mild in Wisconsin, and I daresay I am sorry there wasn’t more snow. But this dose of winter
Read MoreTraveling in China can get my goat sometimes. Taxi drivers. Cheats. Hawkers. Cheats. Guys on sidewalk selling you socks. Cheats.
Read MoreBamboo is a pretty remarkable substance. Technically a grass, bamboo can grow extremely fast — over three feet (1 meter)
Read MoreA variation on an old axiom: There are no atheists in foxholes or on China Eastern Airlines flights. I think
Read MoreThe big itinerary over the next ten weeks or so is Asia: I’ll be based in Bangkok as usual, then
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