Guangxi Photo Smorgasbord

Oh shieeeet, you didn’t think that I was only going to post four pictures of my entire trip to Guangxi did ya? Visiting there was like being immersed in this strange but highly surreal organic tapestry of nature and then being punched in the face by mother nature herself. Damn did it feel good. Hope […]

Rock on Taiwan 臺灣

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 […]

Sunset on Qingdao

My time in Qingdao has come to an end. What wacky new adventures and destinations await? Only an oracle of hobos know*. *hint: it rhymes with “nada”

Is that an Altocumulus Castellanus or a Cirrus Kelvin-Hemholtz Colombia?

Back here in China I miss a lot of things. I miss being able to go mountain biking without necessitating the use of a machete and dynamite. I miss being able to eat real hamburgers and not having to deal with the soilent green squeezed out of tubes at McDucks. I miss having my laundry […]

City on Fire

Happy Chinese Korean Lunar Rat Mouse Year (and hit the deck). I just got back from Korea. I’m not sure which has paralyzed the city more, the half inch of snow on the ground or the mad rush of the holidays. Last night a fierce competition erupted in the sky of rivaling fireworks. I believe […]

On Top of Qingdao

I was going to write a clever little introduction to this nabe in Shandong, but I’m too busy concocting plans to infiltrate and overrun the government with hello kitty robots. I’ll leave that for a following post, but instead I come bearing these photographs from two different elevated vantage points. Ironically enough these photos make […]

Shanghai Beckons

more to come…

in Beijing

Well I made it to Beijing alright, and it’s exactly how I remember it. Current forecast is smoke with a high of 9 degrees centigrade.