Shanghai's a much flatter city than Hong Kong, but it certainly has its fair share of modern and chic skyscrapers. [View Full Entry]

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Northern food is really delicious. I especially liked the dumplings. Although there were some items I wasn't brave enough to even approach... [View Full Entry]

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While Shanghai is a modern Chinese city, it still has the charm of a little village... sometimes... That's when you're not spending an hour in traffic as you drive downtown. [View Full Entry]

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Can't say much... I couldn't speak to anyone because of my limited, read non-existent, Mandarin... But here are some choice people. [View Full Entry]

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Here are some of the beautiful Shanghai sights... [View Full Entry]

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13 Cities, 13 Days Some stories from my travels in India June 17-June 30, 2008 Introduction A few weeks before I was supposed to leave for India, I received an e-mail saying that Air India wasn’t going to run a direct flight from Hong Kong to Delhi as my ticket indicated. I was given the option of flying through Mumbai with a 7-hour overnight layover or accepting a full refund on the ticket. I realized that this was my out. After an incredibly stressful, I figured I wasn’t emotionally up to the challenge of a trip to India. When I thought [View Full Entry]

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There’s obviously tons more to see, but here’s a sampling. [View Full Entry]

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I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. [View Full Entry]

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India is all that people say and more. It is also completely different from what people say. For me, this trip was an extensive learning experience. No only did I learn about India’s history, culture and religions, but I learned more about myself and my prejudices. Needless to say that I’m happy that I made the choice to go. [View Full Entry]

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One of my greatest fears about India was about the people: getting touched, robbed, groped and ogled by them… you name it, I was told it was going to happen and I imagined it was going to be an unpleasant holiday. I was wrong. We had so many wonderful encounters with the people of India. One of the strangest things about India is that everyone wants to take a photo of you, either just by yourself (hello, supermodel!) or with your family (hello, Mickey Mouse at Disneyland). Sometimes they just want you to take their picture, which only you get to [View Full Entry]

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