Category: Travel
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Things to See and Do in Tokyo’s Hamamatsucho District
Hamamatsucho station on the Yamanote line is the nearest station for the Tokyo Tower and Zojo-ji temple. Tokyo Tower The Tokyo Tower was built in 1958. Any resemblance to the Eiffel Tower is purely coincidental. Besides, the Tokyo Tower is taller, and like most tall structures in Japan is painted in alternating red and white […]
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So Many Fake Things in China… Here’s a Fake Coffee Shop!
I guess China is well known for the amount of fake goods that are produced there, but have you ever seen a fake coffee shop? I have! I did a double take when I visited the small shopping mall near where to where I was teaching English in China. I saw a coffee shop that […]
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You Won’t Believe These Strange and Wonderful Chinese Snacks Exist
I’ve spent quite a bit of time living in China and I’m always amazed at the new and exciting snacks I find. Here’s some of the cool stuff I’ve found Potato Chips Potato chips are popular in China. I tend to stick to the Lays brand, not least because I used to work for the […]
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Wow – I Found Some German World War 2 Themed “Lego” Minifigs
Growing up in the late 1970’s me and my junior school classmates were obsessed with two things: Lego and the Second World War. Both of my grandfathers served in the war, and saw action in France and Germany after D-Day. We were taught by many heroes of WW2. In fact one of my teachers was […]
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A Trip to a Small Chinese Shopping Mall – What Did I Find?
Here’s a photo blog from my trip out to Ningbo’s Grand Mall. Geographically speaking, it’s quite near my school. The catch is that it involves a bus ride which is always an adventure in itself in China. The bus has to cross under the river to get to the mall. Ningbo has too much traffic […]
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Man Goes To Carl’s Jr And Is Denied Burger Combo Meal
I’m currently teaching English in a Tier 2 Chinese city. What’s a Tier 2 city? Well basically China organises their many megacities into Tiers. Tier 1 are cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. In other words the international cities that are household names to most citizens of the world. Well I guess Shanghai is […]
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It’s So Freaking Hard to Send Money Out of China!!!
I work as an English teacher in China. Since my job comes with a free apartment + utilities + subsidised canteen, I don’t really spend a lot of my salary. There’s really not that much to buy here either. And I can’t accumulate possessions because I only have a 23 Kg luggage allowance when I […]