If you’ve been on our Old Beijing Dinner Tour, you know the almost pure ecstasy that is the sesame dipping sauce. Although we haven’t been able to get our hands on our vendor’s exact Beijing hotpot recipe, here’s a few … Read More
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Crazy Flight Deals to Shanghai + Beijing
If you’re not already subscribed to the Scott’s Cheap Flights mailing list, I highly recommend it! It’s not like other flight deals lists from the airlines where you can never find the actual cheap prices listed. His always work, and … Read More
Shanghai Electric Scooter Ban Finally Being Enforced?
Details are somewhat sketchy, but when a friend had his Vespa-style electric scooter confiscated by police a few weeks back, and then I saw police at the same corner again this morning, I thought I’d post the details here. The … Read More
What’s There to Eat in Qinghai Province?
After spending three weeks cycling through the very remote province of Qinghai (North of Tibet, East of Xinjiang), I came to the slow, sad realization that there isn’t much variety in the diets here. Almost all of the province sits on … Read More
Craving Some Nature? Spend A Weekend in Hangzhou
By Elizabeth McKie After spending just about five weeks in the hustle and bustle of Shanghai, it was about time to head out and get a change of scenery. My Chinese roommate had told me about Hangzhou, describing it as … Read More