Category: China

Ice Box

Stupid gimmicks are not a purely American invention. As evidence, take the Ice Bar. It took me a while to figure it out, even after...

Hotel Room

I have a really hard time booking hotels because I’ve spent so much of my life traveling solo and sleeping in dorms. But I totally...

Mall Food

I’ve mentioned the over-the-top MixC mall in Qingdao before. We ate lunch  inside that mall one day, and let’s just say it was no Orange...

Macha Oreos

When I was kid, my mom refused to buy Oreos. So for a long time I was obsessed with them. Now I realize they are...

Park Tower

This is the tourist tower at Xinhao Shan Park in the old part of Qingdao. From a distance, I think it looks like a Studio...