I’ve  been living abroad for most of my adult life, give or take a few […]
When I lived in Istanbul, I ate a lot of very good Turkish food.  In Shanghai, […]
I’ve got a fucked up clicky neck, leftover from a fun and debilitating 5-car pile-up I […]
I love Chinese supermarkets. A lot of foreigners I know simply refuse to shop in Chinese […]
In the Former French Concession (AKA bits of Luwan and Xuhui), there is a parallel universe […]
  Taxis in Shanghai aren’t actually particularly nifty but they are remarkably cheap and easy to […]
I suppose that Lanzhou Noodles here would be a more appropriate addition to a list of […]
“Привет!” Our presence in the tiny Russian cafe was heartily acknowledged by the old Chinese man […]
Sometimes a girl just needs a jam jam jar filled with steeping, fragrant blossoms