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My dear friend Sara, who writes a travel blog about China for about.com (look right, see the blogroll) has just complained  to the weather gods. Once again, apparently, the clouds were out in full force over Shanghai and so, for … Continue reading →

By the time I get back to Shanghai in a couple of weeks, I will have been away in North America for more than three months. But lest I forget what life in that fair city is like, I just … Continue reading →

Spotted in the fabric market this week: A tee shirt that says: I don’t want a bag. I don’t want a watch. I don’t want DVDs. I don’t want a young lady. I don’t want a spa. I’ve been wanting … Continue reading →

And that, dear friends, was my 100th post since I started this blog on a whim one very hot day a little more than two years ago when I had to find something to do indoors. Who knew I could … Continue reading →

So I’ve haven’t been blogging much for a while. You might think that I’ve been off traveling in Uzbekistan, or being treated for typhoid or something. Both, actually. (No worries, the typhoid treatment was purely precautionary; I’m sure the fever … Continue reading →

Yup, I was away. Really far away. Think huge fir trees and chilly water and a cozy fire in the grate to take the chill out of the crisp, clean air. So quiet at night that you can hear a … Continue reading →

Once we resolved to linger no longer over the skeletons of old buildings, it only took a few minutes to walk down to the river. (We reached it well south of the Bund, near the Cool Docks and not far … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s because I’ve been frustrated lately in my efforts to learn Chinese. For whatever reason, when I saw this sign on a new store in our neighborhood, I went over to suggest a correction. Hello, I called up in … Continue reading →