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Hangzhou Day 1
These posts are going up late because China blocked my WordPress access, and my VPN, and Facebook, and now all of a sudden Gawker. This is turning into a Sally Field movie. But no matter! We woke at the butt crack of dawn and ventured out to see what this city was all about…
Hangzhou Night 1 (Christmas)
The train from Shanghai to Hangzhou was pretty seamless with none of the crazies we’re used to at a place like Penn Station. Not much to see out the window besides sporadic McMansion clusters of neighborhoods and, more frequently, low income housing.
Hangzhou Hotel Preview
Rules to remember in Shanghai
1. Fast walk at all crosswalks as if a motorbike is about to run you over. Because one probably will. Do not get distracted by street fights. Do not comment on how many Starbucks there are. Do not trust street signs.
Farewell, Yangtze Boutique Hotel
Our time together was brief but magical. Continue reading
Shanghai Night 1 Impressions
I’m always a little weirded out arriving in a new city at night, especially abroad. You can’t visualize the geography from the plane, and dark areas feel closed off.
Well Shanghai was nothing like that. Continue reading
Business Class China Eastern…is my jam.
Um can we talk about the dim sum breakfast? And gendered pajama sets? Continue reading
Lady Boy Time 