Monthly Archives: April 2011

A Weekend at (New) Little Bar

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Last weekend was full of great music and time with great friends, old and new. A perfect way to wrap up spring break in China. Phil and I pretty much camped out at the local Chengdu music haunt, (new) Little … Continue reading →

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Stick Pot – Yulin Chuan Chuan Xiang

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

After arriving back in Chengdu last Tuesday (in a very bumpy nail biting flight) Phil mentioned he had an odd hankering for hot pot (if you have not yet heard of this delightful style of eating read here). Coming back … Continue reading →

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Yunnan: Tiger Leaping Gorge Edition

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

You know how in nursery rhymes the cow jumps over the moon? Well here in China, the tiger leaps over the gorge and we have pictures to prove it. Tiger leaping gorge (虎跳峡) is one of the deepest gorges in … Continue reading →

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Yunnan: Lijiang Edition

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

While the calendar at school reads “Spring Break,” Chengdu has greeted the coming of April and spring with cold, grim, cold, damp, “foggy,” cold, bleak (have I mentioned cold?) weather that feels anything like spring. So we did what any … Continue reading →

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