Faerie Tales

This was neither exactly a full work trip for me, nor a leisure trip. It's somewhere in between. My presence was needed to increase ...

We had the full spectrum of fantastic meals, good ones, average deals, and crap meals chockful of MSG that we rather not remember. But t...

[As of November 2016, after Uber's update, we can't seem to use Uber China anymore without a local credit or debit card . Maybe ...

酒店的食物有点恐怖。我那盘¥52的干炒牛河是在一滩油里枕着。何况每天早上在酒店吃都腻了。晚餐还是要吃的。还是打车出去了。走了几条街，发现在浦东区近外高桥夏碧路这边没有什么旅客，很local。心想，完了。应该回到昨天浦东另外一边的那间餐厅。 就是一间很普通的菜馆。点了几道...

I brought granola and muesli bars, cup noodles and instant packs of coffee. Sustenance. And to feed the friends when we don't have t...

Rolled my eyes a little in Shenzhen when the gig venue's official beer was Tiger. Didn't come here to drink Tiger. I wanted Tsin...

Screenshots from one morning's video. Being on the road means we don't have the luxury of a gym, But we can carve out 30 minut...

Thanks to Typhoon Meranti, the rain washed down in sheets over Shanghai. Best weather for hotpot. Stared at the name of one recommendation....

Of all weekends, Concrete & Grass Music Festival 《混凝草音乐节》 was held on the weekend of two typhoons swirling in the region. Super Typh...

In the rain. Along the Shanghai Bund facing Pudong. Our appointed Shanghai drivers who picked us up from the airport had a miscommunic...

Shenzhen was bloody hot and humid. Mosquitos abound. There was barely a breeze. It was constipated because of the incoming typhoon. You ...

Decided to explore the area instead of simply having our meals at the hostel's cafe. Breakfast is only needed for half of us, so the...

Didn't feel like sitting in traffic for an hour to get to the original branch of Laurel Restaurant (丹桂軒) at Luohu (罗湖). The ride u...

Tall buildings and plenty of construction line the way from the airport into town. As much as I'd love to get out and shoot, I mad...

The application process for our Chinese visas turned out exactly as I anticipated. That's why before any trip, I need to do sufficient ...

The exhibition fleshed out seven locations along the route undertaken- from somewhere off Lake Tai to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and u...

I hesitated about reading  Susan Barker 's  'The Incarnations'  because her  'Sayonara Bar' and 'The Oriental...

Wasn't sure about the first few chapters of  'May We Be Forgiven' by A.M. Homes . Sounded like the type of complicated famil...

Thr map details routes of the 'Ancient Tea Horse Road' (茶马古道). With this trip, it completes my visits to most places in Yunnan...

Before we left Lijiang, had a fair bit of re-packing to do. Sure, our suitcases were way lighter and we 'threw out' many items...