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No Shit-ism: Chardonnay with a conscripted Soviet army bomb tech, among other oddities

Prague, Czech Republic I might be looking in all the wrong places, but after four weeks, I think I’m ready to proclaim that Prague...

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So you were all totally right and Berlin is the promised land

Berlin, Germany Trains and I have been romantically involved since before I could hold a pen. In the game of “do you love me more...

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Come into my Castle: a wedding in the Czech Republic

Decin, Northern Czech Republic A year ago, the unthinkable happened. Marta the Czech seductress, wickedly smart jet-setting party girl,...

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Prague Old Town: basically Final Fantasy III

Prague, Czech Republic I don’t know what else to call it: everything here is so Eastern European.  A brief and ecstatic stopover at...

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You Fancy, Huh? 5th Anniversary in Pingyao Old City: Selling Out Like a Boss

Pingyao Old City, Shanxi Province I got married at 25. Speaking globally, I guess that’s an acceptable average, but for a...

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Slot machines and DPRK dreams: a vacation in North Korea or, where the hell is everybody?

North Korea / DPRK 8:30 a.m., April 5, the Mansudae Grand Monument. North Koreans get the day off to celebrate QingMing Tomb Sweeping...

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Chinese New Year in Chengdu: Ruckus in The Big Empty

Posted from: Chengdu, China The Year of the Snake kicked off this February 10th, sparking widespread depression amongst product designers...

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Two Feet in the the BoHai Sea: A Fall Wedding in Dalian

Posted from: Dalian, China If I’d known that accepting an invitation to a Chinese wedding in another city meant the bride and groom...

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The Great Wall of Corn, Wasps and Possibly Duck Brains

Posted from: Beijing / HuaiRou I have very few written records of my first year here, but I can remember almost every minute, because...

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Dragon Boat Weekend in Gray Shanghai: Girl Talk and a lot About Trains

Posted from: Shanghai For anyone who’s expecting to hear about exciting forays into the highrise mafia dens of Pudong: I was in...