2019 Highlights: Travel and Food

WRITTEN BY Julie

I blame the heat of Singapore that I keep forgetting the year is drawing to a close. Every attempt to dive deep into the holiday spirit is a little bit ruined when we’re sweating through our clothes. But, last...

12.02.19

Canceling our Chinese Residency Visa: Last Chapter in our Visa Saga

WRITTEN BY Julie

Now that we’ve successfully left China (with our reputations and government standing intact, we hope!), we wanted to quickly lay out the process for others facing the same upcoming challenge. Just like when we were...

06.10.19

Two Years Living in China as Expats

WRITTEN BY Julie

Wow. Just, wow. In a blink of an eye, we’ve past our two-year China-versary. That’s a milestone on so many fronts, and it reminds me once again that ‘the days are long but the years are short.’ There is nothing...

05.05.19

How We Got Hooked on F1 at the Chinese Grand Prix

WRITTEN BY Drew

You are now the reader of a blog run by two legitimate F1 fans. Bet you didn’t see that coming, eh? For some background, we have a group of friends that are all F1 fanatics, and we congregated at local sports...

visiting Shanghai Disneyland during a holiday weekend

04.19.19

Shanghai Disneyland The Hard Way

WRITTEN BY Drew

If there is one rule we’ve heard a million times about travel in China, it is to avoid going to Chinese tourist sites on holidays. We’ve all seen the horror show photos of choking crowds spending their much...

04.12.19

A Trip to Anhui Province with Heart to Heart

WRITTEN BY Drew

When we moved to China as expats, I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to do with my free time. I did not have a work permit, so full-time employment was going to be complicated. I could have easily found a...