I just made a Chili Crisp condiment that is SO good that I literally licked the plate! LOL Chinese Chile Crisp is one of THE “GOAT” all-time great condiments, and I’ve been indulging in it for years- WAY before it got hot and trendy! Good ol’ amazon.com and Walmart.com have Read more
Ritual of Dao I was recently and very happily selected by Tryazon to try a selection of bath and shower products from Rituals: The Rituals for The Holidays “Ritual of Dao“ line, and it has been a delightful experience! Earlier this fall I got to try several of the Ritual Read more
Wangfeng Hanging Restaurant Our Balcony Stateroom Cruising on the Yangtze River! When I planned out our month in China I HAD to find a way to include a cruise on the Yangtze River! For the 40+ years I’d dreamed of going to China, a cruise down the Yangzte and getting Read more
Pandas! THE Steam Train railfan photo! The Leshan Buddah Steam Train excursion in Sichuan! In planning our month-long trip through China, I worked for several weeks via email with Seven from Absolute Panda Tours, and she helped me craft two truly excellent, full days for us in Chengdu that included Read more
Chef Dan flambes! Baiju in Chengdu! The Greatest Noodle Chef… As the six faithful readers of my blog know (yes, that’s an LOL), my chef husband and I recently spent a pretty amazing month in China, eating our way across the country by train! We began our month in Shanghai, Read more
Tea with the last Cave-Dwellers of Xi’An A Terracotta Warrior and his trusty steed… Our month in China started in Shanghai, and then took us to Beijing. From Beijing we took a Deluxe Sleeper on the night trip up north to Harbin to see the Ice Festival and other sites. Read more
At the Tang Dynasty Show Tang Dynasty Show A Dumpling Banquet! Jing Jing teaching us to Properly eat soup dumplings! Tang Dynasty Show As our month in China was largely a “foodie-centric” trip, this post is about two, fun “foodie” things we did while in Xi’An– where we went primarily Read more
Harbin Ice Festival At the Tiger Park! Jewish Synagogue Museum, Harbin When I was planning our trip to China and realized that Dan and I would be there at the end of the world-famous Harbin Ice Festival I knew we just HAD to go! Harbin is WAY up north- Dan Read more
The Cricket Fighting Master of Beijing! Me and Singing Grasshoppers! Rickshaw fun! Mr. Liu and the singing grasshoppers! Dan and our Rickshaw Driver… Trading Places! In perusing all the many tours available in Beijing, I short-listed many, but one in particular stuck with me- the opportunity to explore several Hutongs Read more
ME in that hat! THE hat of my dreams! This post is about a very special day in Beijing made possible by an email friendship! Back in the fall, when I was OCD Trip Planning, reading as much online as I could about China, and discovering all sorts of things Read more