Been working on this ridiculous essay on my trip to the middle east for over 4 months. Well, not working that hard. Anyways, here it is in installments. Part I: —————————————————————— “The difference between involvement and commitment is like a ham and egg breakfast – the chicken was involved, the pig was committed” – Unknown [...]
I am by no means a player or ladies man. That being said, I have met my fair share of women and my time in China was somewhat of an eye opener. In China I was seeing four good-looking girls on a methodical rotation; and let me tell you, it was great. This task was [...]
The primary question that the EU, and the rest of the world has yet to address, never mind answer, is whether Islamic culture and European (read Christian) culture can productively co-exist or whether we even want it to. Can we create a secular state where religion can play a central role in a person’s life, [...]
I recently travelled to Turkey for 8 days. My itinerary was fairly brisk as I wished to see as much of the country as possible. The trip was as follows: Antalya (1 day) → Olympus (2 days) → Izmir (1 night) → Sulçuk/Ephus (2 days) → Istanbul (3 days) There were a couple of reasons [...]
Interesting new law in China that was just brought to my attention: All new housing has to have 70% devoted to apartments no larger than 90 sqm or 1000 ft. Click Here
I do not have time to write anything, so here is a very quick guide to a few things in Rome that should be done by the backpack traveller. Profanity included. Hear me now and believe me later, In Rome make sure to go to the Borghese museum in the Borghese park, it has the [...]
I once read that if you stay in China for a week you can write a book; if you stay for a month, you can write an essay; if you stay for six months, you can write a paragraph; if you stay for a year you can write a sentence, and any longer, you can’t [...]
This essay is a long time in the making. I am writing this more than three months after the event and I hope that I do not overlook anything. Itinerary (2.5 Weeks): Beijing –> Xi’an –> Kunming –> Dali -> Lijiang –> Tiger Leaping Gorge –> Chengdu –> Songpan –> Leshan –> Beijing Photos from [...]
Selected photos from my most recent Trip to Guanxi Province in Southern China. We visited Guilin, Longsheng, Yangshuo, Lipu, Liuzhou, Nanning. .