A mordern slave
Yesterday (14/04/2014) marks passover eve (פסח), a night in which Jewish people around the world commemorate their ancestor successful escape from the grasp of Pharaoh and the arrival to the promised land. A short...
Monthly Archive: April 2014
Beijing guide – the in’s and the out’s! (mostly the in’s)
There’s a saying that goes “If you’re not getting lost, you’ll never find what you’re looking for”. This is something I highly believe in – in most aspects of life, and specially in traveling....
Go west at the east. Sanlitun baby!
Coming to Beijing? Living here? Well… you either heard of or will hear of Sanlitun (三里屯). It’s the western stronghold in the middle of Beijing. It’s got stores like Adidas, Nike, Apple, Puma etc. and...
Annie’s restaurant – review
Sometimes I’m too lazy to cook, and I don’t really want to leave my house for a meal. So once my stomach starts sending signals I think what to do:) After some serious reserch...
Road cycling
Road cycling – one of my favorite leisure time activities. The sound of the thin wheel’s contact with the road is almost minimal and the only noise left is the one of the...
Are you travelling?
Here you have a small travelers tip: In this website you can find a lot of guest houses / hotels all over the world. Very convenient website – and very reliable reviews.
Temple restaurant – review
For my friend’s birthday (wahoo!) I thought about taking her to a nice place, the kind you need to dress up and all. So I started sniffing around for recommendations and I stumbled upon...
Long weekend at Taipei
Taipei. In one word – Yes! Very recommended, a very cool place! Day 1: I have landed in Taipei on Friday noon, and pondered if to take a taxi or a bus downtown. Eventually...
BOTTOMS UP! – 7 TIPS FOR BUSINESS DRINKING IN CHINA
Chinese drinking culture can be divided into 2 categories. The first is custom business drinking, which is very important, and the other is recreational drinking. In this post I will write about the business side of drinking,...
Beijing food guide – part A
Ok, so you’ve got to Beijing, you bought yourself a nice “lonely planet – Beijing” and you open the food chapter. You will go eat some Pekin duck, and maybe some nice dumplings,...
