Slowly but surely China succumbs to western decadence. Hooters has just recently opened a branch in Shanghai. Actually they have 3 locations in Shanghai now! My friend Chris sent me this camera phone pic while he was there just last…
CHINESE SHOE REPAIR I celebrated “National Day” by going over to a local Kunming flea market. They sell everything from soup to nuts. And yes….. I found the iPhone there as well. Strange as it seems this is the real…
September 22 was a banner day throughout China. It marks China’s first participation in the International No Car Day where everyone is supposed to leave their car at home. China ordered 108 cities here to ban cars and use only…
MY NEW HOBBY If there is one thing the Chinese know well…. it’s kites. I mean after all they invented them a few thousand years ago! Kunming is the perfect place for this activity. Nice weather and windy! So I…
KUNMING MARRIAGE Ever since I came to Kunming I have observed what I thought to be an amazing amount of weddings in this city. On a daily basis I see these caravans of cars all decorated with fresh cut flowers…
CHINA TO LAOS BY CAR On May 1st I set out to travel from Kunming to a small town in Laos named Luang Prabang. For a little added adventure, I decided to drive my car there. After securing the necessary…
LOU PING, FUNMING, CHUXIAN The weather in Kunming is turning warmer by the day. It stays around 65 and clear. I decided to take a few day trips to see Chu Xian and Funming. Why?………… Well why not! They are…
1 YEAR IN CHINA! It’s a few days before the Chinese New Year and I have lived in China for just over 1 year. The time seems to have past so quickly!I thought I would post some general comments about…
BEIJING I arrived in Beijing and the first thing that comes to mind is……B I G! This is one large city. 6500 sq. miles with 12 million people packed inside. It took an hour to go by taxi from the…
SHANGHAI I have been living in China just short a year now. Most of my travels have been in the Yunnan Province. I just returned from a few weeks on the other side of China. So I think it best…