gemma D. alexander

I hardly ever write about hip hop because I can’t listen to it most of the time. Rap is too verbal for me to listen...

I’ve posted more than once about the cute little hilltop towers in Qingdao that remind me of creatures designed by Studio Ghibli. But actually, the...

I have no excuse for it. But after five trips to Iceland and as many readings of Egil’s Saga, I finally realized that most of...

I admit it: I’m one of those people who buys wine for the label. Not the prestige of the label – for the artwork. I...

The Chinese are famous for flowery names, but this beach is actually named Number One Bathing Beach. There are five swimming beaches in Qingdao, and...