June 2012

Dedicated Travel
Food Post #2

Beijing Market

After a long delay, I realized its been a while since I've made another proper food post so I thought it was time to dish up some more food from around the world. Most of these foods cover my travels through Northern Europe into Russia, down to Mongolia and then south from there into China. Let me know if you want…

Dameisha Beach – Hawaii of the East?

Dameisha Beach China

After looking for some things to do in and around the city, we decided to go to Dameisha Beach in Shenzhen which is located on Dapeng Bay. Dameisha seemed to be the closest beach in the Shenzhen area and had some good reviews from other travelers. It has even been claimed to be the Hawaii of the East though after reading…

Traveling among 7 million people in Hong Kong

Hong Kong taxis

After spending weeks in China, it was time for that necessary visa run and we opted to go traveling in Hong Kong at the same time. Since most travelers visa's have just 30 days at a time to travel through China, you'll have to cross the border into another country before coming back and this was something I had gotten very…

Everyday Life in China & How I ended up with a Police Report!

Shenzhen

OK folks, I understand there may be confusion as to the police report, and I'll get to that part but this is the story of what it's like for everyday life in China for the things you do at home and how wonderfully difficult that can be as a foreigner here in China… assuming you don't speak fluent mandarin. So for…