I'm going to be writing mostly about Hunan Province and its capital, the city of Changsha. But, on the way to Hunan, I was lucky enough to spend 48 hours in Hong Kong. I'm not going to focus on that other than this one page. First, lots more Westerners have already been to Hong Kong, so there's less useful ground for me to cover. And, in its … [Read more...]
China: A Few Cautions
August 23, 2010 by
August Don't go in August. Look, I live in Atlanta. I understand heat and humidity, okay? But South China is a whole different world. Imagine Savannah in August. Now, imagine Savannah in August without the ocean breeze. … [Read more...]
China is Different
August 23, 2010 by
China is different. That sounds like a completely obvious statement, but it's worth starting with it. I've travelled all over the world, and I've never felt the sense of being on an alien planet as much as last week in China. … [Read more...]
Notes on China: Tourist Technology
August 22, 2010 by
Cheating It's easy to despair of the language problem. And, indeed, I didn't find anything that would help me with reading the pictogram language. But I found a way to cheat in trying to converse with people. I downloaded a bunch of utilities for my iPhone. … [Read more...]
Protected: Drinking Warm Pepsi
August 21, 2010 by
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Midtown Night Out Against Crime
August 3, 2010 by
Midtown Night Out Against Crime Location: http://j.mp/cgCBHZ via twittelator … [Read more...]
Evaporating Pizzas
July 30, 2010 by
Friday afternoon at ATDC. Ten pizzas evaporated in 20 minutes! via twittelator … [Read more...]
Golden Eggs
July 30, 2010 by
Final golden egg until the iPad update. If there is another game as good as Angry Birds, please don't tell me! :-) … [Read more...]
Check your weapons at the door!
July 28, 2010 by
How to have a productive offsite meeting: like the Old West, check your weapons at the door! via twittelator … [Read more...]
