Toxic China: Road Rage and Aggression
What disturbs me about China are the tempers… including my own. There is something to be said about the advice
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Eating China: Beixingqiao and Gui Jie, a Beijing Food Street
In the evening, it’s red lanterns as far as the eye can see. It’s not a hutong with those little
Read MoreIn Which I Find Myself Panhandling in a Beijing Subway
I arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) grabbed my bags and was ready to make the easy Airport Express
Read MoreA 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 MoreDumplings in Shanghai: Foodhall Be Damned
Shanghai Eats Right across Nanjing Road from my hotel is “Shanghai First Foodhall,” a modern multi-floor building filled with food
Read MoreFunny Chinese English-Menu Translation in Beijing
OK, this is the travel blogging version of low-hanging fruit. It’s been done a bit, but when you’re tired, hungry,
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Not a Lotta Terra Cotta: Bummed Out in Xi’an, China
Traveling in China can get my goat sometimes. Taxi drivers. Cheats. Hawkers. Cheats. Guys on sidewalk selling you socks. Cheats.
Read MoreKnowing Your Surroundings: Suspicious in Beijing
One very good piece of advice for travelers – and really for just about anyone, a person walking in the
Read MoreJapan, Radiation and Poor Taste: When to Panic?
Just before I left Xi’an, China this week, my traveling companion Xixi informed me that CCTV, Chinese State Television, was
Read MoreSunday in the Park in Beijing: Temple of Heaven
China on a Sunday is pretty remarkable thing. I’m in Beijing and I often associate the place with some unbearable
Read MoreShanghai: Stop and Smell the Clovers
The things you see when you look up from where you’re walking. I had a new business contact in Shanghai
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Have to Laugh in Shanghai
Back I go into the great circus of China. As the plane approaches Pudong International Airport, I only partly listen
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Sneak Peak at Shanghai World Expo
The Shanghai World Expo 2010 will open in May but the grounds for the event are still a major construction
Read MoreFunny Moments and Photos from China
Random funnies: I’m watching the news and a politician (not President Hu I don’t think) comes on with a red,
Read MoreWuhan, China
A variation on an old axiom: There are no atheists in foxholes or on China Eastern Airlines flights. I think
Read MoreBottoms Up in Beijing: Competitive Drinking
Nothing like being wined and dined China style. I met with an education consultancy agency and the Chairman took me
Read MoreBlogging from China : Day 1 Beijing
What a surprise I had when I arrived in my hotel room and went to sign into my blog to
Read MoreShanghai Surprises: Beware! REVISITED
Confirmed! There’s nothing like a bit of confirmation of one’s sixth-sense to make you feel like a travel god. Which
Read MoreShanghai Noodles (and Video)
Shanghai has its sights. Surely an evening stroll along the Bund, the developing promenade along the Huangpu River, is a
Read MoreShanghai Surprises: Beware!
It’s always a good idea to check exchange rates before you head off to an international destination but how often
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