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”

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Every bar, club, lounge, pub and disco worth going to, and probably a whole bunch not worth going to plugged into Google for easy perusal.
Never not be able to find where the hell you’re going to get drunk again!
Also check out my run down of the scene in this post.
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The first year I came to China, I got an agent that specializes in helping expats to hook me up. I went that route because I couldn’t communicate in Chinese to save my life, and I didn’t want to be signing any contracts that had hidden clauses allowing a group of senior citizens to practice […]

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It’s about that time of year again, where my rent is nearing expiration and I have to find a new home to live. I never bother resigning a new contract because I always feel like I can do better than what I’ve got, which so far, I have. Not to mention I quite enjoy […]

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[update march 09]
Check out this new map to see where everything is! Nightlife MAP
Welcome to the nightlife capital of Shandong Province. Oh god do I wish that really meant something.

The Western Bars

First and foremost, we’ve got LeBang. It’s one of the few places that I consistently go (too often). If you’re a noob in Qingdao, […]

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[updated 04/17/09]
I’m writing this for people living in Qingdao, people visiting Qingdao, and most importantly myself because I can never figure out what I want to eat. Chinese food is good. There’s no question there. The problem is that eating out is a group thing. The best restaurants are made for 4+ people. You know, […]

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According to the media, warmer than normal temperatures in the Yellow Sea have caused a colossal bloom of algae on the coast of Qingdao. What really happened was the ibetans, aiwanese, eas urkmentanis all got together with the western powers in iananmen square to poop on China’s big party. They devised a plan to attack […]

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I don’t know if you’ve heard, but rumor has it China is hosting the Olympics this year. And it just so happens that Qingdao gets the privilege of the sailing events. Of course, the city government wants to make sure that we live up to the title of “Top Ten Clean Cities China 2005.” […]

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I made a pilgrimage back to Canada to confirm my intuitions that the last of the chocolate chip cookies was indeed gone, and that the Christmas lights were taken down at exactly 11:59PM December 31st, I’ve returned to Qingdao to help the Chinese make up for everyone else’s decreased carbon footprints.
Ok, for those who […]

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Just this past week I made another random journey with a friend to the only beach in the Qingdao area that I haven’t yet been to. This beach was at the entrance to Laoshan Mountain. My friend called me up out of nowhere and figured that despite the encroaching smog, it would be a […]

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This is probably going to come as a surprise to most people, as I know everyone back home assumes I’m all about a certain type of girl. The truth is, my current interest is as white as a trillium. She’s a true beauty though, I’d say one in a million. Over here, maybe even one […]

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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 […]

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Almost anyone who plans on spending a length of time in China to study, work, or reside, will need to get a special visa. A small few countries have special visa deals with China, because their governments probably hook China up with natural resources, or government officials with “things”. For the vast majority of people […]

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