Aaron's Worldwide AdventuresAll those stories you’ve heard are true. The Chinese sure do love their bycicles as a means of getting around town. That’s not to say that they don’t have a plethora of two-wheeled motorbikes clogging the bike lanes, but the pedal powered versions have a formidable force! The downside to these two-wheeled forms of transit […]
China just loves to dole out advice on all sorts of matters (though whether people actually follow said advice is another story entirely). Earlier, we saw some of their lovely shopping tips being handed out to visitors to one of their UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Yunnan town of Lijiang. Today’s “Say What??” also comes […]
China’s heavily touristy locales face heavy competition amongst businesses, so much so that proprietors of shops and restaurants will go to great lengths to come up with creative names! This was true in every big backpacker destination I visited. So I thought I’d started with a little gem from the amazingly situated town of Yangshuo, a place I enjoyed […]
Today’s “Say What??” comes from remote Lao town of Luang Nam Tha, a tiny town in the northwest part of the country that I spent a mere night in, as I had previously visited it three years ago. Being a communist country, it only makes sense that the Lao government should give the people a […]
The Chinese like to smoke. A lot. “No Smoking” signs are no deterrent. So it’s no wonder that the Chinese government goes to great lengths in its UNESCO World Heritage Sites (at least the two that I visited) to remind folks to take measures against fire prevention. Amongst the sheer beauty of the hike up […]
The anticipation was brewing. People were out in full force, picnic blankets and folding chairs in hand, mere preparations for the hours of waiting with the masses that would ensue. What could draw such a crowd? Was the President back in town or something? No no, it was just one of the two days a […]
Well, leave it to the Chinese to hand out shopping tips! One has to wonder if perhaps the sign makers saw some of the craziness that happens in the U.S. on Black Friday and found inspiration to make this sign! This Chinglish gem was spotted in the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lijiang in China’s […]
Welcome to Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton), a thriving metropolis in China’s Southern Guangdong province. This lovely message welcomes you to town as it’s featured in the entryway to the Metro. And of all the stops, it just happens to be the one that serves the train station and four of the town’s bus stations! […]