Houcaller (豪客来) is a widespread Western-style steak restaurant chain in China, and I have seen it, and some imitators, in numerous cities. ...

Regarding the tale of my problems uploading photos and such , all is much better now. A change of location did the trick. After easily conn...

My uploading / VPN woes continue. By this time tomorrow, I hope to be somewhere where I don't need to walk to an elevator lobby and st...

Fives days ago I wrote: I had planned on sharing so much more this week, both in terms of photos and thoughts. And I have more than enou...

I had planned on sharing so much more this week, both in terms of photos and thoughts. And I have more than enough to share. That's not...

In front of the Apple Store at the Holiday Plaza shopping mall in Shenzhen

Unlike at a mall in Hong Kong , I didn't come across any malls in neighboring Shenzhen showing every FIFA World Cup match. However, I d...

Yesterday I spent a lot of time troubleshooting why sometimes websites loaded at decent speeds yet I couldn't upload anything. As I am ...

After years of detainment despite never being charged with a crime, yesterday Liu Xia left China . Here are links to two relevant articles,...

Post updated with additional tweets and attributions at 5:42 p.m. Nearly one year ago, Liu Xiabo died in China . Today his wife Liu Xia, ...

Early last year I came across the Cart Noodle Expert (車仔麵專家) — a restaurant in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong — and noticed the mural on its side. R...

The "Meet The T. Rex" tram wasn't the only example of dinosaur-themed vehicular advertising I recently saw in Hong Kong. In ...