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New Year’s Eve in Madrid: Eating 12 Grapes and Drinking Thousands

Dec 7, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

New Year's fireworks in Madrid

When I was living in Madrid, I decided not to do much for New Year's Eve. I made that decision partly because all of my friends had left for the holidays, but largely because all the clubs in the city were charging entrance fees upwards of 100 Euros when the standard 15 to 20 Euros was already a huge rip-off. Instead ringing in the new year at a crowded club, I grabbed my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spain Tagged With: Spain, Madrid, New Year's Eve, culture, drinking

A Good Day in Hsipaw Spent With Kids, Cows and Trash

Oct 26, 2013 by Daniel McBane 12 Comments

Children posing in Hsipaw Myanmar

If you spend a reasonable amount of time in any country, visiting that country's top tourist attraction will never be the most memorable thing you do while there and in many cases, it will actually be quite disappointing. Instead, the best moments are unplanned and generally come when you least expect them. Knowing this, I've actually started skipping the main attractions in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Myanmar Tagged With: Hsipaw, Myanmar, animals, culture, cows, Southeast Asia

Don’t Let China Into Your Home!

Sep 14, 2013 by Daniel McBane 14 Comments

apartment in xujiahui Shanghai

The concepts of manners and personal hygiene are viewed very differently in China. In my two years in the country, I saw people clipping their toenails at their restaurant table, grown men defecating by the side of the road, a pretty violent brawl between two old men on a bus and virtually everybody smoking everywhere all the time. Luckily, it's always possible to retreat to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Shanghai, China, culture, annoying people

Hurry Up and Eat Your Squid Before it Dies!

Aug 17, 2013 by Daniel McBane 9 Comments

Ikizukuri live squid in Karatsu Japan

I know you're not supposed to play with your food, but in this case, our food seemed to be playing with us. The two squid lying on the pile of ice before us pulsated and changed from a translucent white to a dark red with every heartbeat. Dark pupils jumped around in large eyes. Whenever our chopsticks were in range, a tentacle grabbed hold and almost seemed to be engaging in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Japan Tagged With: food, Japan, culture

Karakul Lake in Xinjiang Province: Escaping China’s Tourist Hordes

Jun 29, 2013 by Daniel McBane 7 Comments

Karakul Lake China

Regular readers will know that I really enjoy traveling in China, despite the numerous frustrations and so far, I've written more posts on this blog about the Middle Kingdom than any other country. I have not yet written anything about China's westernmost province, the Xianjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, though. That needs to change, since it was my favorite area in the whole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: culture, Xinjiang, mountains, Karakul Lake, remote, China

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