Now, why would a nice girl like me be writing about holiday like Chinese New Year? It just so happens that my brother lives in China (and has lived there for over 15 years), his wife is Chinese, and I had the good fortune to visit both of them in China many years ago. Read: China … Read more
Please don’t take offense at the title of my post. It’s a nod to one of the funniest blogs ever, ever, ever called Engrish.com. That particular blog is dedicated to common misuses of the English language. Since I’ve been traveling to China for the past 3 weeks as part of my Armchair Traveler series, I … Read more
For those of you who have ben religiously following my Armchair Traveler series, I’ve been focusing on my trip to China. I started by giving you the tourist’s point of view. It’s the land of the have and have-nots. Then I took you behind the scenes to see what Chinese life is really like. But … Read more
Last week, a handful of you stopped by to enjoy my lovely view of China. I’m taking you back there for a different look at what China is like. The every day side of China. Please make sure your tray tables are in their full, upright, and locked positions. As with before, words can only … Read more
It’s still hard to believe that it’s been over 20 years since I took my first and only trip to China. Since my brother lives there and my son is now in Japan, I have plans to do more Asia traveling. In fact, I’d love to see how much has changed in a few short … Read more
If you don’t remember what that line is from, you’re clearly in a different age bracket than me. That’s okay. Consider today a lesson for you: part history, part economics, part pop culture. There used to be one phone company. I don’t mean cell phone provider. I don’t mean phone manufacturer. There used to be … Read more
