There are many household chores that bother me. Grocery shopping is not one of them. The older I get, the more I enjoy cooking and picking out food to do …Read the Rest
Asia
Getting a Foot Massage in China
Have you ever gotten a foot massage in China? It’s quite an experience. The one I enjoyed the most so far was years ago in Xi-an after we had visited the terracotta …Read the Rest
What Do People Eat in China? Chinese Hot Pot
Back to What Do People Eat in China! I already posted about Mao’s favorite dish, my new favorite tropical fruit, and the not-so-Chinese-yet-very-common-in-China sushi and sashimi. Let’s add something you might not be …Read the Rest
What Do People Eat in China? Sushi and Sashimi
When we were in Guangzhou earlier this year, we ate out a lot. Like, a lot! You don’t even want to know the quantities of fried rice and fried noodles …Read the Rest
What Do People Eat in China? Dragon Fruit
Back to my shiny new series What Do People Eat in China? And since I took some neat pictures I’m also submitting this post to Travel Photo Thursday Weeeee! Head over …Read the Rest
Workout On The Road: Running The South China Botanical Garden
Since we were kind of snowed in this weekend (yes, it snows even in Texas sometimes ), I decided to postpone my weekly run until better weather comes around. Luckily, …Read the Rest
What Do People Eat in China? Braised Pork Belly
When people ask me about my recent trip to China, many of them ask: What do people eat in China? Well, lots of things. First off, really none of the …Read the Rest
The Importance of Language or Communicating in China When You Don’t Speak Chinese
I’m nearing the end of our Christmas trip and just started posting about how we started it. Let me interrupt this series of posts about Germany, China, Hong Kong, and …Read the Rest
From Guangzhou to Hong Kong and back to the US
This is the last post about our trip to Asia in May 2010. All post about this trip can be found here. Thanks to the food poisoning in Macau our bus …Read the Rest
Ever Been to Venice? No, but I’ve seen parts of it in Macau and Las Vegas!
… and no, I don’t think the fake Venice can possibly be as good as the real deal. In fact, I’d really like to go to Venice one day! It must …Read the Rest
