Yeah, noticed it at every urinal.
Fortunately the hotel I stayed at had normal toilets. The squatty toilets were not something I wanted to have to use.
The flight path makes perfect sense to go over the Korean Peninsula - this I fully agree with. Apparently naively, I figured that United Airlines would avoid North Korean airspace. On the flight back we flew more along the path I anticipated and went out over Japan before heading to Chicago.
Trip to Shanghai was pretty cool. One thing which perplexed me was that the plane’s flight path showed us having flown over North Korea.
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The city was the most expansive place I have ever been. We were about in the center of the city (around 25 miles from the airport) and no...
This is an awesome suggestion! I will most definitely look for this. It seems that silk may be a big thing in Suzhou as well and there appears to be a silk museum or something similar I was thinking to see.
One guy going was mentioning this as well. Think it’d be a cool thing to see...
He’s been my favorite singer since I was 11 when Full Moon Fever came out. I heard about his passing in the car over the radio - it was such an awful gut punch.
Travel well, Tom.
Travel plans are finalizing. Did anybody bother with reviewing a language program before traveling in China - I’ve previously liked the Pimsleur programs for German and Spanish. Although while working I’ll be with people to translate and will be staying at international hotels...
Thank you for the suggestions, I'll look to fit in Lost Haven and or M if I can make it to the Bund.
I'm definitely looking forward to experiencing and enjoying the history, culture and similar. I know it's touristy but I'd really like to have been closer to the Terrocatta Army or the Great...