Rats, cats and karsts – Our day in Ninh Binh
Our Vietnamese motorbike drivers pulled to the side of the road alongside a group of young men beating the long grass and scooping bucketfuls of filthy water from a gully. […]
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On working: A Chinese perspective
Li’s brow furrowed as he turned in the seat to look at me, dumbfounded by my question. “They have two arms, two legs. They can walk, or talk, can they […]
» Read moreWonderful, wacky China on the move
From the perspective of one month zipping around the People’s Republic of China, here’s my take on this vast, mysterious, chaotic and wonderful country: all of China is on the […]
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Ho-listically speaking
Sometimes I find things on TripAdvisor that lead us in a completely different direction. While looking for a place to stay in Lijiang last week, I came across a reviewer […]
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It’s 7 p.m. in Baisha, China, a tiny village of a couple hundred people, a handful of shops, a bunch of cobblestoned streets – and one nocturnal perambulating cow. We know […]
» Read moreDining (way) out in China
“Oh, good evening,” said the smiling young waiter at Ninety-Seven Restaurant in Lijaing’s Ancient City. “Table for two? Right this way. “We have a lovely outdoor table for you, not […]
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