Showing the Good China
We’re still trying to sort out our thoughts on China. It’s a country with a lot to love and a lot to, well, not love. Firming up an overall opinion isn’t easy. Read more 
Shit Goes South in Shanghai
“Good thing you got to us before this got any worse,” said the doctor. As she prepared my vein, my disdain for needles surfaced, and I let my mind drift off to how the entire mess started. Read more
Over Shanghai
Zooming to Shanghai via high-speed train – 200 mph, yo! – we were buzzing from our hutong experience in Beijing. Read more
Happy in the Hutong
The smartest thing we did in Beijing was getting out of our posh hotel and moving into a traditional residential area. Sure, the fancy hotel had us about as close as we could be to the major tourist attractions, but it certainly didn’t give us an accurate feel for how the city pulses and moves. Read more
Freedom to Redefine
The other night we got into a big conversation with some locals in Beijing, China. It’s stuck with us.
Our new friends were expressing their frustration over government mandated web censorship. Most irritating to them? The fact that they can’t (legally) visit sites like Facebook and Twitter. Weird to think that happens, isn’t it? Read more
