It’s a bit hard to believe we’ve been here for 12 days (and blown about 18% of our alotted TOTAL budget for our 5 month trip–oops.) The other day I sat there and thought, “my god, I have another 5 months of this?!” but at the same time I’m extremely grateful to have the next [...]
I think it’s pretty fair to say that business in China is not generally described as “efficient, forthright, honest.” I’ve heard some interesting stories from Chinese friends or people who work in China, and while it’s not every experience, it isn’t uncommon to find yourself in a situation where a Westerner throws up their hands [...]
I love staying with locals when I go overseas–obviously it’s always nice to have cheap rent and language help, but also because of memories which can’t be made otherwise. For example, today I gathered three friends that I knew from three different places. How many times can you even say that when visiting one city? [...]
I’m currently editing a video of some of our eating adventures, but I thought I’d share a sneak peak.. =)
We’ve been walking around Shanghai and having all sorts of random people shout, “Hello! How are you?” or “Hello! You are very pretty!” to Hugh and I. I read that this was common, and at this point it’s still cute and funny (and far more appreciated than, “hey man, you wanna watch? dvd? bag?!) In [...]
A funny thing about travelers is that they often do things that they would never do back in their own countries. This is most obvious when it comes to eating. There are many travelers out there who would never dream of eating at a Denny’s or a truck stop, yet when in a foreign country [...]
Today is our official first start of our little adventures in Asia. It began fairly stressful yesterday–when I came down with a sore throat and a bit of a fever. However, we took it easy and I felt more or less better by morning. The flight was uneventful and I fell asleep before the flight [...]
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