Fun at the Airport

When I first came to China back in the day, I had the pleasure of flying domestically a few times. I was amazed at how quick and efficient the service was, and how the flights left exactly as the time on the ticket was printed. How foolish I was.
I would say that flying in china […]

The Asian City Triumvirate

I rencently went on a lengthy tour of the big three Asian cities. Along with a series of photos of them, here’s a few words to tag along.
All of these cities are vying to be “Asia’s World City”, much like Toronto silly quest to be “world class”. The truth is, it really depends on […]

Shanghai again…

Well, it’s my bday and I’m back in SH. Of course I’ve already got things to complain about. For one, as soon as we got off the plane and stepped outside it was about 100 degrees out. When you breath you choke as if you were in a Swedish sauna. Now, it’s raining.
But forget about […]

Golden Weekend in Shanghai Day 3

Despite taking it easy the night before, I didn’t wake up till 2pm. So having wasted most of the day already I figured I’d spend what was left of the day just walking around absorbing Shanghai. I was hungry enough to eat a whole maternity ward of babies, so I headed to a little place […]

Golden Weekend in Shanghai Day 2

Today was a mission. Well actually, every day in China is a mission. But today’s specific mission objectives were to acquire proper gear to wear. In Qingdao, it is impossible to find clothing with any style. The mentality here is to only wear what other people are already wearing, or a very basic derivative of […]

Golden Weekend in Shanghai Day 1

My adventure begins, when I’m made aware of the fact that I will have 10 consecutive days off for the Golden Week holiday starting April 27th and running to May 7th. If you aren’t in China, you’re probably wondering what this is all about. China, you see, has 3 weeklong national weeks peppered throughout the […]

Shanghai Beckons

more to come…