Chinese Visa Hell

Like most utopian paradises, China has a strict visa regime in place to make sure that the undesirables are kept out. Just slide by your local expat dive to see that it’s working super awesome, just like everything else the central government plans. The process of applying for them isn’t difficult; it’s that they’re about [...]

Super Guide to Western Food in Qingdao

[update February 2013] I made this list almost 4 years ago, and in modern China that’s a bloody eon. Most of these restaurants are long gone out of business, or moved, but I’ve highlighted the ones with stars that I know for certain still exist/operate. I’m writing this for people living in Qingdao, people visiting [...]