Seth and I have decided that it's time for a real vacation! We'll be in Thailand for 2 weeks. The first leg: a 3-day trek around the Mae Hong Son area. We got to Thailand early Thursday morning, then took a van from Chiang Mai to the city of Mae Hong Son that day. A … Continue reading Trekking in Mae Hong Son
An honest look at Chinese culture from my experience so far, living in Shenzhen for 10 months.
It's time for a travel entry. Seth and I just got back from Macau, and I have to say -- this place surprised me. It was awesome. The first time I had ever heard of Macau was in "Skyfall," one of the more recent Bond films to grace us in the past decade. Daniel Craig … Continue reading Shenanigans in Macau
Last weekend, something happened which I knew would come eventually. That's right, I had my first real Chinese culture shock. Which isn't bad for over three months of living here. Up until then, I have been blissfully happy in China, to an extent that even surprised me. As I've discussed before, not only are Seth and … Continue reading My First Chinese Culture Shock
I have a confession to make: I'm an Indian food freak. Give me a samosa, some lamb masala, some garlic naan, a little basmati rice, some masala tea and a mango lassi and I black out in a state of nirvana-like bliss for a few hours. Eventually I snap back to reality, my belly full … Continue reading Indian Food in China
Scroll to the bottom for the 2019 update! I have found the correct recipe! Anybody who knows me has heard me rant about Korean pickled plums at least once. When I lived in the US, I searched high and low for any version of the plum I could buy online, and eventually found the following … Continue reading Pickling Green Plums, Korea Style
Madrid is a huge, urban, crowded city with lots of traffic. I love riding bikes. However, riding in this trafficky city doesn't interest me in the slightest. I've ridden in other downtown areas, but it usually makes me nervous, and Madrid with its narrow streets doesn't make me want to try it here. On the … Continue reading Biking in Madrid’s Green Spaces
The other day, Seth and I felt like we were getting into a bit of a food rut here in China. You can only eat the same 3 things for dinner a certain number of times (noodles, salad with chicken breast, and dumplings) before you start to go a little coocoo-bananas. So when I got … Continue reading Rotating Hotpot Bar: #omgyes China
Jean jackets are totally in. It’s getting warmer, so I haven’t seen them quite as much as when I arrived, but they are seriously everywhere. I’ve even seen a few “Canadian suits” (jean pants/jean jacket combo) walking around the city. We’ve seen jean overalls and VERY ripped jeans, as well. I’m not sure, but I … Continue reading 10 Totally Unexpected things about Living in China
So we know that Spain is a Catholic country, and as such one of the benefits of living in Spain is a long weekend during Holy Week. After an unseasonably cold winter that just doesn't seem to want to quit, it was so nice that at the beginning of the week we started to … Continue reading Eating Torrijas in Salamanca, Spain