What can I say, we have a soft spot for a strong drink with a view. At night, when the towering skyscrapers of Shanghai are lit up in a vast array of colors and lights, it is hard to imagine a more striking skyline...
It’s about that time of year when school is starting and the weather is beginning to turn. Except here of course, where it’s still basically scorched earth and excessive sweating in public is a daily...
Standing in the Shenzhen Airport terminal, Julie searched the departures board. Not to find the gate, or whether the flight was delayed. Nope. She didn’t know where we were going. For the previous two weeks, I...
We went into August with no real plans for the month. Nothing booked. By the end of August, we had spent one weekend in Macau, and another in Sanya, a city on Hainan Island off the coast of Southern China. I guess we...
In Shenzhen, a massive metropolis of over 12 million people, getting around the city efficiently is vital. Luckily, the city has extensive public transportation options. The whole transportation infrastructure, in...
What is expat life really like in Shenzhen, China? It’s a question we get a lot. People are curious about lots of aspects of our new life in China really, from weather to shopping to how things work. In fact, we...
