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Snacking on Scorpions in Beijing

Oct 29, 2014 by Daniel McBane 12 Comments

The Chinese are famous for eating everything. Name an animal and I guarantee there's a restaurant that serves it; name any part of that animal and they'll have a dish featuring it. To be fair, mostly this stereotype applies to the south. There's even a saying among the Chinese that people in Guangdong province "eat everything that swims except the submarine, everything that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Beijing, China, culture, food, strange food

I Love Chinese Repairmen!

Sep 30, 2014 by Daniel McBane 12 Comments

When you live in a Chinese apartment, something will stop working. Actually, most things will stop working. The majority can be fixed using duct tape, paper clips, newspapers, rubber bands, chewing gum and/or various other items laying around the house. Occasionally none of those will work and you have to call a repairman. That's when the fun starts. I've previously written … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, Shenzhen, culture, language difficulty, annoying people, locals

Arriving In Manang…Two Weeks Later Than Most

Sep 10, 2014 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Monastery in front of Annapurna III Nepal

After my apparently trend-setting ice bucket shower and a quick breakfast, we headed out. This was the day that would take us to Manang, the largest town on the Annapurna circuit trek and generally seen as the halfway point. It is also the last bastion of civilization before the Throng Lo Pass. Manang sits down in the valley, which meant we would have to descend back down to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nepal Tagged With: Nepal, Annapurna, trekking, mountains, accommodation

How Long Does It Really Take To Pick Ten Lychees?

Aug 20, 2014 by Daniel McBane 13 Comments

Lychees on a tree at Shenzhen, China farm

I've been on a number of sightseeing tours in China and they all had one thing in common: they were bad. Often very, very bad (like this one in Xi'an). Despite that, I enjoyed most of them. Having the right people on the tour helps, but the most important factor is attitude. If you go in expecting the ridiculous and are fully prepared to laugh your way through it all, you'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Shenzhen, culture, group tour, tourism, food, China

Drinking Yak Sewage in Ngawal

Jul 30, 2014 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

A yak in Ngawal on the Annapurna Trek in Nepal

A majestic yak with fuzzy red earrings greeted us at the entrance to Ngawal. We had seen a few yaks already, but from this point on they were everywhere—their meat even started popping up on guesthouse menus. We were mostly happy about this. Yak meat is delicious and the living animals make great photography subjects. They are little more than exotic looking cows and like their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nepal Tagged With: animals, Nepal, Annapurna, trekking, mountains

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