My First Impressions of Japan
Arriving at Haneda airport on a slightly overcast Wednesday morning was not the most auspicious way…
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Tokyo – Finally
It had turned into a bit of a running joke that every time I planned to visit Japan…
Getting My Priorities Straight
The past week has been fairly hectic and thanks to China’s generous system of making you…
People Mountain, People Sea
There’s an old saying in China “People Mountain, People Sea” (人山人海 – ren shan ren hai)…
Mid-Autumn Holiday
The mid-autumn national holidays are upon us in China with most people taking 8 days off…
Cheung Chau Island
It’s a little known fact that Hong Kong is comprised of 236 unique islands, the largest being Lantau…
New Year Flower Market
Around Chinese New Year flower markets traditionally spring up in various locations around the city selling…
Year of the Ox
Over the next few weeks over 1.3 billion Chinese around the globe will be celebrating Chinese…
Christmas in China
Not having the Christian background that the west has Christmas in China today is a mostly…
Downgraded
Last week was pretty busy with work and it looks set to be fairly hectic till…