Family Travel During Civil Unrest
{I wrote this post in December, 2019, within a couple weeks of returning from Hong Kong. Maybe I still had jetlag, because I found it...
Crowne Plaza
When we traveled to Qingdao, China in 2007 to meet our daughter, we stayed in the Crowne Plaza. I’m not really a hotel person –...
Can You Count The Brides?
When I started traveling to Japan in the 1990’s, I was shocked to see brides lining up to have their wedding photos taken in public...
Chinatown
It looks like the gate at the entrance to Chinatown. But it’s in China....
Yet Another Charming Streetscape
When I visited Qingdao in 2015, I stayed in the historical German Concession area. The neighborhood’s mixture of European and Asian architecture constantly reminded me...