Shanghai Street Crossing

SHANGHAI – We step off the sidewalk again and scan the traffic. A string of city buses crowded with morning commuters lumbers along. We miss our chance. A reader story.

Most Romantic Hotels in Asia

ASIA – Kaiseki meals, blooming bougainvilleas, untouched sands, ancient landmarks, pristine blue waters. What's not to love?

Follow the Dragon

Dragons are mighty, ambitious, passionate, lucky, beautiful, and, of course, fiery. Not a bad way to start the Chinese New Year. Let's go on an online tour of the awesome in China.

Almost in North Korea

JI'AN, China – The North Koreans, apparently, don't much care if my jones for totalitarian tourism is satisfied.

I Want Chinese for Breakfast

SHANGHAI, China – An American discovers the ultimate, life-redefining breakfast in China. Now how can he recreate it back home in New York?

Wedding Pictures: Yes. Groom: Not Yet.

SHANGHAI, China – A young writer gets all dolled up for her fake Chinese wedding photo shoot. Groom not included.

Travel Fiasco: Broken & Bungled in Beijing, 3

BEIJING, China – In this final chapter, our hero spends an ungodly amount of time in a lead vest, picks up a translator, gets paranoid, and makes it home in one piece.

Travel Fiasco: Broken & Bungled in Beijing, 2

BEIJING, China – It's getting late, too late. Ling has left us. It is 3 a.m. and Peter has an 8 a.m. flight. I am signing my bar bill when someone yanks the pen out of my hand. Lucy is back.

Travel Fiasco: Broken & Bungled in Beijing, 1

BEIJING, China – One local guide, two tourists, and thousands of fake designer watches. Just a foreshadowing of the shennanigans (bribery, blackmail, corruption) to come.

Beaches and Beer for a Billion

QINGDAO, China – Any Hamburg native might feel right at home in Qingdao's Old Town, graced with cherry blossom trees and storybook Bavarian architecture.

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