Last night and morning in Pudong I like to take it easy and treat myself the last night of travels. In this case it was a great way to end the cold, wet weather of the last week. My room was at the Pudong Crowne Plaza, what I thought was a straight-shot to the airport,Read more
For a day or so I just hung out in Shanghai. It was pretty hot and humid, so I took it easy. Watched films, went out briefly to eat. I relaxed. Not every day of travel needs some grand journey. I’m not a huge fan of bubble tea, but when it’s hot out, it isRead more
Walk to Old Town I grab some of these fried street pancakes (filled with ground pork and spices) and head on a walk from the hotel to the Old Street and Yuyuan Gardens. I’ve been there before (in 2011) and it was too packed to be enjoyable, but that was at night and a differentRead more
A bit jet-lagged, I take it easy in Shanghai my second day. I meet up with Pete for lunch and we head to Nanjing Street. Pete Pete treats me to a nice meal at a place we find in a mall. Delicious fried mashed potato balls. Amazing stewed pork We also had dumplings,Read more
A new friend, Pete, picked me up at the airport and helped me locate my place. I had booked this on AirBnB, and while the location was great, and the photos made the place look amazing, in reality it was a pretty run-down building. A former hotel (the Salvo Hotel), it was now under aRead more
Somewhere in Shanghai We head out from my hotel to a supermarket, because I want to buy candy. My guess is that this is the Huangpujiang River. Here’s the CarreFour Supermarket. Jingan Temple We then go to Jingan Temple, which is in the heart of the city. it was originally built in 247 AD,Read more
I flew from Chengdu to Shanghai to take care of some business (meeting with localization companies). The plan: work in the day, head out and enjoy Shanghai at night. I didn’t eat on the plane to Shanghai. I thought I would land and be in a packed urban environment with as many awesome foods asRead more