This is the second part in my series on traveling to the Bornean jungle village of Long Pasia. Start from the beginning here. My stomach growled as the warm aroma of prepared food wafted through the long house. Still, after my recent bout with cholera, I was gravely afraid to…
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The Strange German Connection to China’s Shangdong Province
Qingdao is a beautiful coastal city in China with a unique colonial history. With over nine million inhabitants, it is the capital of the Shandong Province. A bee line from Qingdao across the Yellow Sea, and you reach South Korea. May Fourth Square, with its whirling red sculpture which represents the winds…
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Eating My Way Through Nanjing: A Journey Of Flavor, Courage, And Surprise
After spending about a month in Shanghai, my bones had that familiar aching feeling that meant it was time to hit the road once again. I was too comfortable in the city I now knew well and played things too safe. I wasn’t using my Chinese enough, and the luxuries…
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Yangshuo Unveiled: Do’s and Don’ts for Navigating China’s Hidden Gem
While Guilin gets all the acclaim associated with the Guangxi province in China, Yangshuo is the underappreciated little brother to the south that actually houses the breathtaking mountains and lush rivers that dominate the region. Still, I had a lot to learn in order to fully experience Yangshuo without feeling…
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Return of the Three Cornered Bread
It’s been three years since I first discovered the simple but fulfilling Shanghai school cafeteria delicacy that is Three-Cornered Bread (三角并). With each additional trip to Shanghai, the legend of the aloof fried dough grew. Empires rose and fell in those three years, but the one constant was the search…
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The Hunt for Three-Cornered Bread: A Shanghai Breakfast Treasure
Three years ago, I studied abroad in Shanghai with the University of Washington business school. This was my first adventure in China, and it proved to be an incredible, formative experience. We stayed in East China Normal University’s (华东师范大学) dorms, and while our classes were taught by UW professors, living…