Another day, another Chinese sign. And this marks the third bit of mangled English this week to come from the bizarre natrual landform that is “Moon Hill,” a hill near the Chinese town of Yangshuo with a circle in the middle. Previously this week, I’ve shown you “fresh blowed coffee” from the cafe and a sign […]
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Say What?? Travel Photo: Coffee Talk
There’s nothing quite like the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Especially in a little cafe off the side of a country road. Now put that cafe in China where people don’t even drink coffee very often and don’t speak a whole lot of English either. Add all that together and you get…this: That’s right folks. […]
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Say What?? Travel Photo: No Entry
“Passenger No Entry.” This simple phrase brings to mind something you’d see at an airport or bus station. But painted on a rock in the great outdoors? I think not! Leave it to the English-mangling sign painters in China’s Guangxi province to put this one out there. Found along a perfectly serene hiking trail on […]
Yangshuo. The geological gem of China’s Southwest. It’s mere mention evokes visions of a surreal landscape. And as this truly stunning travel photo depicts, all those visions are absolutely true! But we’re not just here to gape at wondrous scenery, but also to examine a little sign-age. And this sign makes absolutely perfect sense in English. […]
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Say What??–“Restaurants”
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 […]
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Asian Adventure: The Highlights
12 weeks. 7 countries. 9 flights, 2 train rides and 34 bus journeys. These numbers sum up my 3 month adventure across the Asian continent. Along the way, I traveled by every possible means of transport imaginable…foot, bike, boat, bus, songthaew, car, van, train, tuk-tuk, motorbike and, of course, airplane. I met some truly wonderful […]