Actual thoughtful writing should resume soon- we had a big, tiring weekend away in Nanjing for […]
I’ve learned not to schedule a haircut for days when I have anything else that needs […]
Sometimes big cities really do my head in. Istanbul used to make me want to jump […]
In other words, they are the people that I meet each day. We are […]
Shanghai’s got a lot of alleyways. I’m a huge fan of them, perhaps as a human […]
I have no intention of singling out this city for its very thorough surveillance set […]
ETA 12 August 2010 ExtraOrdinary has disappeared from the infamous corner and in its place is […]
After a bajillion years of searching real estate ads and a bazillion weekends and Wednesdays spent […]
We are easing into the lush and sweaty long summer season, when Shanghai overcompensates for its […]
In the wilds of Pudong, deep down in Zhang Jiang Gaoke where I used to catch […]