Shanghai Thunderstorms
I am currently sitting in my room on the 15th floor of a hotel near the Shanghai Science Museum metro station, watching an electrical storm fork across the sky accompanied by a soundtrack of annoyed...
View ArticleHow to eat a Shanghai Dumpling
The shengjian bao or pan-fried pork dumpling are a Shanghainese street food classic. Firstly memorize this symbol for Yang’s dumplings. They are a chain and have branches all over the city but that...
View ArticleObservations from Shanghai
Here are some of my observations from Shanghai. You can purchase numerous foods on sticks; sausages, a triad of mushrooms, deep fried potato spirals, broccoli branches, fish balls, fried tofu squares...
View ArticleShanghai: Tips
Water Carry water everywhere. Its blooming hot. And don’t drink the tap water – it contains lot of heavy metals. Again, I have it on good authority that 2 bottles in the first day for the uninitiated...
View Article5 Questions I Never Want To Be Asked Again
Travelling solo has made for some interesting conversations, interactions and I have met some awesome people. The first thing I get asked by other travellers is whether I have had any issues travelling...
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