First of all, let me apologize for that title. I sat here thinking for a good 20 minutes of something better, less cheesy, and sans the obvious pun – finally I decided it truly wasn’t worth my time. Deal with it folks! Last Thursday was the Chinese Lantern Festival. In the past, the Lantern festival…
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NOTE AUG. 2011 – This bag is still one of my go-to-bag for any travel. Any time I travel overseas I take this bag with me. I love it like I would my own child. I thought it would be good to note that lately I’ve actually ben stripping all the side walls out and…
The above picture was taken about 30 minutes before midnight on “Chinese New Year’s Eve” – Though 2011’s display was about 60% of what 2010’s was – it was still impressive. The image was exposed for about 25 seconds… that’s a lot of fireworks in 25 seconds. First – I need to apologize for the…
So I’m jumping the gun a little bit here – but who cares, it’s the holidays right? If you read my blog the other day you will know that I had a pretty busy December. I spent a few days in Beijing and TianJin (see here) and then I headed to Chengdu and then…
The picture above is a panoramic where you can clearly see the line between modernization and the ancient hutongs. Though I’m not a huge fan of panoramics, this one stuck out to me well before I took it – the contrast couldn’t be more stark (click image to enlarge). Earlier this month, my first stop on my 4,500+…
I hope all of you are having an amazing holiday season and stuffed to the gills with food made mostly of butter and sugar. For me, it’s been a busy but good December. From December 8th until December 20th I was on the road. Though I didn’t leave the country during this marathon trip –…