I took a week-long trip to Yunnan, spending 5 days in Xishuangbanna and the remaining 2 in Kunming, the capital.
XiShuangBanNa (Jin Hong - capital city)
This is China’s mini Thailand. XiShuangBanNa is a self-governed area, populated by a majority of the minority group Dai, as opposed to Han which composes most of the Chinese population. [...]
1) There is a LARGE amount of American food, including Hot Dogs and Donuts, that are present on every street corner
2) Koreans eat almost as much meat as Americans do. Between Korean BBQ, Fried Sea Food, and Korean Hot Pot, meat, especially pork, seems to fill 80% or more of every meal
3) Everything is Red [...]
I recently spent a week in Korea (which explains my sudden hiatus). I have been planning on learning Korean as my next language for a long time, and have had many false starts (Which I’ll talk about later).
First off, the current exchange rate between South Korean Won and USD is 1,338.69 to 1. [...]
I first came to China with my university study abroad program. I had never been to Asia before and wanted to get the most out of my time. I decided that I wanted to experience the “real” China and shunned western food for hole-in-the wall “local” restaurants. I even considered moving into a run down [...]
Chinese new year is the most exciting holiday for Chinese and many other cultures throughout the world that are traditionally based on the lunar calendar instead of the solar one. Everyone gets lots of time off from work and the entire country celebrates. For a westerner who has no idea what to expect [...]
