Category: Travel

Until very recently, the easiest way to get around Norway was by boat. Even today, you could make a strong argument that it’s the best...

In Qingdao, my daughter and I stayed at the Castle Hotel, a European-style hotel that (in theory) catered to foreigners. (In practice, we saw maybe...

When I was in Qingdao, China with my daughter, we got lost a lot. Maybe because we navigated by the strange Ghibli-faced monsters that rose...

Taxis in Qingdao were unlike those in any other country I’ve ever been. Cab drivers avoided the hassle of dealing with foreigners. Sometimes a dozen...

I’m not a selfie person. I don’t really like looking at myself. This rare selfie attempt was taken from a viewpoint above Qingdao with my...