Scenes from the Neighborhood
You want photos? I’ll give you photos! Nice and cheap! Watch out, I am about to make you sick, because I am about to tell you that I am so happy these days in China that I am finding it hard to write about anything amazing or extraordinary. This time…
Read MoreGetting Rid of the Gobi
The Mongolians invade again, this time with the Gobi! I mop, Jingmei washes Yes kids, a laowai on a bicycle I commute for lunch It’s early in the afternoon and I am already addicted to the trashy Hong Kong movies on Star TV. I promised myself that this wouldn’t happen,…
Read MoreBouncing Back to Beijing
Ever follow your heart to the end of the Earth? I’m not in Kansas any more! Someone say "way too cute?" Jingmei relaxed I am on yet another train, crossing yet another plain. I’ve watched the scene slowly change from rice patties and banana groves to wheat fields and cherry…
Read MoreI Knew I Could
The left coast is just as cool as the right Roadtrains like puddles My Perth, Day and Night Yes, ladies & gentlemen, I made it to Perth. I never really doubted I could, unlike so many Aussies and emails told me along the way. I knew that Australia, like the…
Read MoreDoing the Hitch-Dance
I even shake my bootie to get a ride in Oz Shaking that ass Half-way there! A lonely road From all the emails I’ve received, I know your wondering how I’m doing with the hitchhiking. Well, so far I’ve made great time across this country. I’m in Adelaide now, about…
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