Archive for the ‘China’ Category

A little update on our favorite zoo…

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Remember that day I made the mistake of visiting the Beijing Zoo? Here's some news on one of their beloved pandas.... Since when are animal pins easy to access at zoos?! "A panda at the Beijing zoo bit his third tourist in two years—and this time, his jaws had to forced open to ...

Check out Will!

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Hey y´all! Will (from my time in Beijing) was featured in CityWeekend--- check him out! http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/mag-bj/ditl/day-life-radio-show-host/

Quick Facts: Chinese Edition

Friday, July 4th, 2008

*Sorry this is a bit late and I know we've moved on to Russia but I had to get this little gem edited for accuracy!* While in China my friend Will was kind enough to sit down and go over the basics of the Chinese language with me. In turn, I ...

WWK Light

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

-LeSportsac is huge in China and Japan- every little old lady has one.  I have been obsessing over which LeSportsac bag to purchase since last summer and now that I can buy knockoffs at low low prices I have no room to pack them! (For those of you who don't ...

Just when you feel at home it’s time to move again

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Since leaving home May 10th I've had to adjust to changing beds pretty much every night.  Changing locations, changing people, changing activities, changing culture, changing food.  That's all part of the experience.  Hell, that IS the experience. Days spent traveling go by fast, but somehow the people you meet out here ...

Bending rules

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

So everyone should know that one of the main rules when traveling the world is that you cannot fall in love/have a crush/kiss another American.  That's the rule; I'm not sure where it came from, but there it is. I think it's the accent thing. And trust me I abide ...

I couldn’t leave China without going to a Chinese amusement park

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Being in China with my brother means that he is my travel companion whether I (or he) like it or not. Our host, Kristoffer, leads a ridiculously busy life managing his two pizza restaurants, The Kro's Nest, so we can, understandably, count him out on daily activities. In hostels you can ...

The Beijing Zoo

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Walking out of the Forbidden City Matt and I came across a large sign listing other activities to do in Beijing and where they were located. I suggested the zoo and Matt told me he would prefer not to go since he figured a Chinese zoo would be a bit ...

The Great Wall of China

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Matt and I were lucky to meet a very well organized Australian couple in the airport in Beijing. We couldn't get in touch with Matt's friend Kristoffer so we just tagged along with them to their hotel and spent the evening eating strange bugs and such. Cayli and James, our new friends, ...

A few things I’ve spotted in China

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Babies don't wear diapers- they just have holes in their pants and pop squats everywhere! Matching Couples