Category: China

Princess Jellyfish Palace

Before I read it, I did not know that in Asia jellyfish otaku are no more strange than model train collectors or any other nerd-level...

Finally Home

I love street art wherever I find it. Qingdao had lots of it. This painting was actually on the grounds of our hotel, The Castle...

A Room With A View

I found the Castle Boutique Hotel, which doesn't have its own English-language web site, on review sites. ...

Home Brew

China is hardly a hotbed of craft brewing. Tsingtao is possibly its only famous brand. Named for Qingdao, the German-influenced city where it is brewed...

EuroChina

Okay, last one I promise. At least for a little while. But even knowing the colonial oppression that created it, I just love the cozy...