03 Feb I Get Low Right About Now Every Year.
I get low right about now every year. I’ve often wondered if it was simply the cold weather. Being a Southerner, I don’t take kindly to frost. Or maybe the cold...
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04 Dec Just Everyday Stuff in Shanghai
Navigating this town is hard. Well, let me clarify. Not having any knowledge whatsoever of the language makes getting around a tad difficult. Luckily, street names are listed on the signs...
02 Dec My Shanghai Pad
Ok, I must admit. Today took everything I had in me to follow through with a big fat statement I’d made. When in a new city, I like to live...
27 Nov In the French Concession
I arrived in Shanghai in one piece and quite rested. Having an entire row to myself on the plane allowed me to get plenty of sleep. My first impression of...
25 Nov My First Visit to a Communist Country.
Well, from what I’ve heard from my internationally savvy friends, I should have probably chosen to visit Beijing versus Shanghai. “Will you see the Terracotta Army?” is the most commonly...
12 Nov Where Next?
Oh, me. What have I done?It was a typical Monday morning. I woke up about 6, crawled out of bed and walked directly to the kitchen to get my coffee...
17 Jun Istanbul during Ramadan 2016
I travel on a very limited budget. The down side of that is I seldom discover the art of fine dining in the places I visit. The good side is...
10 Jun Ah, History!
I’ve always hated history. Ever since the 7th grade at Sidney Phillips, when my social studies teacher made us memorize an exhaustive list of wars and Louises with Roman numerals,...