Me again, this time writing from Shanghai, where tomorrow I’ll start my third trip of the season. My previous trip, a 3-week affair, began on April 15th in Beijing. We did our standard routine while in Beijing, with the first full day spent exploring the Great Wall at Mutianyu. This time the trees in bloom […]
Well, the visa run to Hong Kong was less than successful. Doesn’t pay to be an American. I’d talked to an agency on a Saturday and told them what I wanted. With the old Chinese visas I had in my passport already, they felt certain they’d be able to get me what I wanted, but […]
Dates Traveled: July-October 2003
Various trips between March-November 2005
Various trips between March-October 2006
I guess the best way to start is with some generalities - which I normally hate, and cultural differences:
Hhhhhkkkkkk-ptew! Not sure how to spell that, but I certainly know the sound of somebody bringing up some phlegm, seemingly from the soles of their feet, […]
