Yes, I’m stumped. Stopped dead in my tracks. Mojo non grata. Staring at a a blank page in Word isn’t helping. Meanwhile, I’ve been having dreams about things I’ve wanted to write into a story. Maybe my brain’s trying to tell me something? Is that possible??
Old Sioux saying: “When you find yourself riding a dead [...] Read more »

It was the best of weeks, it was the worst of weeks. And it was over. Time to go home…
Stan and I left the Venice Hotel early and caught a cab to the Shekou Ferry Terminal. Well, we sorta caught one. The cabline boss put us in it, anyway. But the driver was nowhere in [...] Read more »

The sun comes up early in Shenzhen, and today it brought rain with it. In fact, a deluge. So much rain it had to get an early start, and the thunder and lightning preceded first light by about an hour. That left plenty of room for a second big storm to hit as dawn broke. [...] Read more »

Today I got an early start, preparing for the first supplier site visit of the trip. I met Stan at 0700 for breakfast and strategy. The breakfast buffet was outstanding; the strategic planning, not so much. Oh, we covered a nice variety of topics. Since this is a totally new effort, though, we’re not quite [...] Read more »

The Roadtrip to Hell Great China Expedition continues from previous post…
Six hours later I was in line to load up. I peeked out the window at our aircraft: A brand-spanking new, Boeing 777-300ER. Not the expected “Queen of the Skies,” my favorite 747. Oh well, I like the Triple-Seven well enough. Just so I could [...] Read more »

Today I attempted the impossible, or so it seemed at the time: I set out on a (relatively normal) business trip to China via Chicago and Hong Kong…
I got up at 3 A.M., as I needed to be at the airport at oh-dark-milddle-of-the-night to catch a United Airlines flight to Chicago. Which brings about my [...] Read more »

I just found out I’m on my way to China again! I’ll be spending the end of July (and maybe into August) in southeast China, in Guangdong (Canton) Province. First stop: Hong Kong, one of my all-time favorite cities. Yes, it’s summertime there too, and quite muggy if memory serves. But heck, it can’t be [...] Read more »

If you’re looking for a collection of Chinese recipes that is beautiful enough, both in contents and appearance, then have I got a book for you:
Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China
The authors, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, are experienced global voyagers and their previous books prove they know food as [...] Read more »