Discovering North Korea Part 1: Crossing The Bridge Into NK And Getting To Know The DPRK
Note: This post is the first installment of a three-part series on my trip to North Korea. In this post, you will get a glimpse of life in a peculiar Chinese border town, see what its like to cross the seldom-used (by westerners) northeastern border between China and North Korea, and actually venture inside North…
Climbing The Sacred Mountains Of China
You’ve heard about me partying it up in Beijing while also surveying the extreme Chinese work ethic. But there is far more to China than the work hard, play hard lifestyle. For that matter, China as a whole, is not much of a party. I should note, though, there will be some peculiar nightlife coming…
Clubbing It Up In Beijing As A Party Toy For Chinese Elites
Even as a perpetual traveler visiting dozens of countries a year, there are some destinations you eagerly await visiting, full of anticipation and childlike excitement, as if you were embarking upon one of your first international trips. In 2017, I visited China for the first time. It was just a 71-hour stopover in Beijing on…
Betting Against My Country In China’s Gambling Mecca
Recently you learned that I love animals and someday when I grow old I may be a zookeeper, or rather a zoo owner. Now it is time for you to learn about another hidden passion of mine. This one has a bit of a darker side to it and could be characterized as a dangerous…