All Entries in the "China" Category

China Syndrome

I’m neutral on China. Some of it was better than expected and some worse. Then there were some things that met my expectations exactly such as the amount of people and the smog. Don’t let my neutrality fool you though, I am happy that I spent 4 weeks there, observing the largest populated country in [...]

Electric Blankets and Chains - No, This Isn’t Porn

For all photos of Deqin and the Snow Mountain - click here!
For the 4 days we spent in and around Shangri-la we had the unique opportunity to experience the 4 seasons…one each day. The bad news is that my suitcase wasn’t really outfitted to experience the 4 seasons, and the Chinese concept of heating was [...]

Yak-i-ty Yak – Shangri-la

For all photos of the Shangri-la area - click here!
Before coming to Southwest China, my sister and I were out one night with some of her Singapore friends and they wanted to know where we were going on our pending trip to Yunnan. We rattled off a few places including Shangri-la. There was an immediate [...]

Tiger Leaping Gorge—ous!!!

Sunrays kissing Tiger Leaping Gorge

Photo: Sun rays kissing Tiger Leaping Gorge
For the ‘best of’ Yunnan, China Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of the Tiger Leaping Gorge hike - click here!
One of the main reasons why Cyndi and I decided to come to Yunnan was to hike in the Tiger Leaping Gorge – a deep [...]

Confucius Says….You’ve been Punk’d

When you go out for Chinese food in the US (and I’m willing to bet, most of North America) – what is the one thing that you are always guaranteed at the end of the dinner – fortune cookies. It’s a symbol of Chinese cuisine – not to mention the source of a lot of [...]

This Piggy Went to Market – and Never Came Home

For the ‘best of’ Yunnan Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of Lijiang click here!
For all photos of the Lijiang Market - click here! (WARNING…not for vegetarians!)
Photo: Dr. Ho
We were in the town of Lijiang– a tourist town of canals, tourist shopping, and red lanterns. We went on a painful (at least for my ass) [...]

My Ancient Chinese Hero - Dali

For the ‘best of’ Yunnan Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of Dali - click here!
My sister and I were in search of a hiking trip on southern China. After much searching on the internet, I finally located a company called Backroads of China. Who seemed to cover much of the Yunan Provence in Southern [...]

Hash Cache

Photo: Geocaching - all you need is a GPS and an adventurous spirit!
Calling all travel geeks!!!!! There’s a treasure out there that is waiting to be found all over the world and all you need is a GPS and an adventurous spirit.
I am traveling with a small group through the Yunnan province in China. The [...]

High in the Jet Steam and Deep in the Ground – Xi’an

For the ‘best of’ Northern China Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of Xian - click here!
For all snapshots of the Terracotta Soldiers - click here!
My last stop on my tour of Northern China was the small town of Xi’an. Of course – small in China is a population of 8 million people. Most people [...]

The Great Wall – The Great Destroyer of Knees

For the ‘best of’ Northern China Photography - click here!
For all snapshots of the Jinshanling/Simatai Great Wall - click here!
This is one of the main reasons I came to China, to hike this section of the Great Wall – Jinshaling and Simatai. One of the most breathtaking sections of the Great Wall is Jinshanling. It [...]