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What Do People Eat in China? Sushi and Sashimi

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

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

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

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

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

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 from O Porto …Read the Rest

Ever Been to Venice? No, but I’ve seen parts of it in Macau and Las Vegas!

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

More Sightseeing in Macau: A-Ma Temple

More Sightseeing in Macau: A-Ma Temple

After our morning at Senado Square, we took a cab to the Macau A-Ma Temple which is located in the very southwestern tip of Macau island right by the Maritime Museum.   …Read the Rest

Sightseeing in Downtown Macau

Sightseeing in Downtown Macau

Macau is not just the biggest gambling location in Asia, it is also a cool place to visit for its mix of eastern and western cultures. Our first evening with …Read the Rest

Best Portuguese Food in Macau

Best Portuguese Food in Macau

I never expected to go to a restaurant in Asia and discover Portuguese food! But A Petisqueira on Taipa island is just that good! We took the bus with Kee …Read the Rest

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