Just a couple weeks ago I ran into some time, money and a travel buddy, all of which I don’t normally have. Seizing the opportunity like a walrus presented with a beachball, I grabbed tickets for a Xiamen Airlines direct flight to Chungking. We arrived well past dark on our first night, so the only […]

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Just spent four carefree days on the island entity known as Taiwan. Met pretty much most of my expectations with the exception of food. What is with that freakin shaved ice - oatmeal and beans, I’ll stick to the bubble tea thanks. Imagine a slightly more worn down, less disgustingly polite Japan and add a […]

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My plan was to move to Beijing and score a home in one of the hutongs, the densely packed laneways in the center of the city that contain clusters of traditional courtyard dwellings. They’re known in Chinese as siheyuan (四合院). The idea of being able to hang in the private courtyard during summer with a […]

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