Category Archives: Travel

Over the first half of the holiday period the wife and I traveled to Wuhan, she graduated from college there – its the top college in China.  We took the high speed train there and back, arriving at the original … Continue reading →

In about 72 hours after being rear ended by a taxi at a merger between 2 express ways here in Shanghai I got a nasty ding on the left front bumper!  How, parcking lot bandit!  I was at the airport, … Continue reading →

For those not familiar with traffic in Shanghai China, take note.  The past weekend my wife’s friends had set up a meeting for them and the kids over the river in Pu Dong, we live in Pu Xi.  I insisted … Continue reading →

Well, not a motor scooter but faster transportation then the mountain bike I have.  Today I received my Chinese, Shanghai Municipal drivers license enabling me to drive cars and motorcycles.  I mentioned a few weeks back about starting the process, … Continue reading →

This past week I have returned to Beijing, if only for a few days and on business and not vacation as last time.  The time difference was only 2 years yet Beijing is a dramatically different city now.  I wanted … Continue reading →

I have not had any company training in 2 years.  This was primarily due to project work load and my requirement to have training in English.  The company I work for has its preformance year end this month, June, and … Continue reading →

May labor holiday, 3rd wedding anniversary, 1,700 photos, climbing up to 15,354 ft (4,680 m), finding out about stupid Li Jiang airport security policies, and a half week in thin atmosphere is now over.  It will take me more then … Continue reading →

I am back in cold, gray, rainy Shanghai.  I was able to snap off about 650 pictures between 2 cameras, didn’t get any video, and spent a vast majority of the time with the family, the real reason for the … Continue reading →

My wife has been working on a temporary assignment in Singapore for the past month.  I have the opportunity to vist and take our daughter along with us.  It will be good to get back into a warm climate as … Continue reading →

Our family recently returned to Shanghai from our Chinese New Year travel to Guangzhou.  For my readers unfamiliar with this it will seem like a non-event worthy of blogging about.  For my Chinese readers you know about the significance of … Continue reading →