Blogs from Shanghai, China, Asia - page 15

Cooking oil made in China is gross unless I buy Italian vergin olive oil. Since I found the coconut oil, I love it and keep using it everyday. It is actually good for your health, control your cholestrol. I put a teaspoon of the coconut oil into coffee. It's not oily. I use it as cooking oil. Good for face and body massage too!! You can buy it at Lotus Market in Super Brand Mall and online shop, Fields.... read more

Geo: 31.23, 121.47It was wonderful to wake up when we docked to find it was a beautiful sunny day and all the stunning buildings in Shanghai were sparkling in the sunlight. Nestling below all these buildings there are still lots of old apartment blocks and little houses in which the poorer people live. The tall buildings are all run by hotels and companies even though the government still owns all the land. The tallest is the Shanghai World Financial Centre with 100 floors and 472 metres high. The prettiest is the Oriental Pearl Tower constructed with several round globes.Our first trip however was to the older part of Shanghai to see the inevitable Buddhist temple containing 2 beautiful very old jade buddhas and the guardian warrior kings. We walked through China town- how weird is that ... read more

Sylvester in Shanghai Um mich vom anstrengenden Reisealltag zu erholen, hab ich mir zwei Wochen Urlaub in Shanghai gegönnt. Gerade richtig um eine große Sylvester-Party zu feiern - Russian Style :-) Glücklicherweise nicht am "Bund" (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30646918)! Nachdem Shanghai eh schon ein bekanntes Pflaster ist, gibts diesmal keine große Foto-Auswahl (siehe Fotobücher). Die Fotos beschränken sich auf Chinesische Eigenheiten und ihre (Toiletten-) Gewohnheiten.... read more

In Defense of Silence It's been a long and winding path to get back in front of this keyboard today. When last I wrote, it was from the white sandy beaches and tropical winds of Koh Samui, Thailand. There, I found myself able to practice Yoga, journaling and general peace-of-mind nearly every hour, let alone every day. Shortly thereafter, I returned to China... or rather, China returned to me. I knew that Thailand would bring about change. I knew that that phase would bring me a fresh set of eyes on China, for better or for worse. And I also knew that I'd be returning to a completely unrecognizable China experience. Almost immediately upon my arrival, I was told to not get too comfortable as change was coming. Within weeks, my bags and apartment were packed ... read more

Geo: 31.23, 121.47Good Morning! It is almost 9am here in Shanghai China! We've been up since before 6am. Showered and ate good, big western-style breakfast today. Here in a bit we are off to see the bizarre and spend the rest of our Yuan ~ use it or lose it!! Nothing like a little bit of last minute bargaining.Today is Saturday for us and today will be the longest day of my life. (Kamie's too) This afternoon we will check-out of our hotel at 2pm and our tour guide will say goodbye to us at the Shanghai airport. From there we will fly to Beijing at 5pm. We will have a 2 hour layover and we will leave Beijing International Airport at 9pm China time. We will fly 12 hours to Los Angeles and actually arrive ... read more