At the beginning of the China travelogue I mentioned 4 reasons for us staying in country for the summer holiday. So you might be wondering if those reasons held up. At least, I sure was wondering. So, in retrospect: Traveling Read More …
Xi’an: the bonus city (pronounced like sshe’an – so you don’t end up making strange, guttural “x” noises that sound like you’re about to spit) As you might recall, our original itinerary included both Beijing and Xi’an. But we were having such a nice Read More …
Well, they aren’t actually the Hallelujah Mountains from the movie Avatar, but the Tourism Department would like you to think so. They’ve spent a good bit of publicity on Avatar posters, clips from the movie which are spliced into real shots of the park rolling Read More …
Changsha, Hunan province, was…another big city in China. Huge, smoggy, bustling, but with this specific advantage: Hunan food! We had merely one day in which to tour the city – unless you count from 10:00pm-12:00am in which we argued with taxi Read More …
Travel does not cause drama. People cause drama. Usually anyway. At least they cause all the melodrama. *After emailing her the itinerary, Drama got her friend to suggest to me all the places that were already on the schedule. *It is Read More …