The world is a small place, even on the road, and it’s not unusual for us to run into people again on this journey. Usually it is within the same country, but in Chengdu we were fortunate enough to run into our couchsurfing hosts from Buenos Aires. Of course it wasn’t exactly serendipity (no frozen [...]
Foodie Friday: Szechuan Food
October 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
For me China has been a food paradise, but frankly we struggle just to order. It usually amounts to a middle-aged lady handing us a menu entirely in Chinese, Danny throwing up his hands and one of us walking into the kitchen or walking around the restaurant awkwardly inspecting other people’s dishes and pointing at [...]
Tibet. Well, almost.
October 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
Monks and monasteries. Mountains filled with yaks. Red robes and strange customs. Brilliant colors, nonviolent conflict, and a man who calls himself Dali Lama. These are some of the things that come to mind when you hear the word: Tibet. How about this one, complete and control by their Chinese Headmasters. It is easy to [...]
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