Top Things to Do, See & Eat in Xi’An, China – Terracotta Warriors, Dumplings, Muslim Quarter and more…
For any traveler to China, Xi ‘An is a must. But there’s more than just being on the Silk Road and the Terracotta Warriors to get excited about. In this 3,000 year old city, historic sites abound and live in juxtaposition with today’s modern city of 8 million...
Luxury Hotels in Asia are Tops on the Conde Nast Traveler’s Best 100 Hotel & Resorts in the World
Every year Conde Nast Traveler publishes a list of the 100 best hotel and resorts in the world. This year there are 15 of the 100 from Asia, and 1 in the top 10 here in Shanghai. I have had the good fortune to be able to stay...
10 Signs You Might Just Be a Travel Addict
Are you like me? Do you crave to be home, because you are always on the road…only to get jumpy after a week or so and book a trip for a getaway? I can’t get enough – there’s always something new to experience, a new local dish to...
Photo Trek – Visit Jinli Street in Chengdu, China
Jinli Street in Chengdu is a place admittedly designed for tourists. But that doesn’t mean you should skip it when visiting Chengdu. There’s loads of local colour, snack foods...
Visit Chengdu People’s Park – for People Watching, Marriage Market, Tea Houses, Ear Massage and More…
Actually, outside of Shanghai, I think Chengdu might be my favorite city in China so far. I love the spicy Sichuan cuisine from chili oil hot pot to the addictive dan dan mian (spicy pork noodles). But I think most of all I loved the people watching. And...
On Our Bookshelf – The Longest Way Home & Honeymoon with My Brother
As much as I enjoy writing about travel, I also enjoy reading about it. Here are two of my favourite books in which the authors go on journey’s that are both physical and emotional. I, like these authors, have discovered the most authentic versions of myself by finding...
Photo Trek – Visiting the Pandas in Chengdu, China
I remember when I was about 10 years old and visited the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and saw the pandas very kindly sent to the US by China. I never could have dreamed at that age I would later live in China and get to personally visit...
Photo Trek – Visit Hefei Lu for an Authentic Old Shanghai Experience
If you go to Shanghai and hit the “usual” spots like Nanjing Xi Lu, People’s Park or the Bund, you might think Shanghai is all Louis Vuitton’s and Gucci’s. Starbucks, in fact, seems more prolific in Shanghai than even in Seattle and you simply cannot get away...
Travel Diary from Vienna, Part #2
After getting my bearings in this small and lovely city I set out sample more of Vienna’s culinary delights. At the recommendation of an Austrian friend, I make my way to Cafe Central for breakfast. It’s an amazing space, grand in every way with amazingly high ceilings and...
Something New – Travel Diary from Vienna, Part #1
I usually don’t write about things I don’t feel confident to make an expert recommendation on. Thus, even though I travel extensively outside of Asia, I don’t feel qualified to make recommendations in London, Buenos Aires, Paris, etc…. But it occurred to me today as I was wandering...
101 Holidays Highlighted Accidental Epicurean as a Best Travel Blog to Follow in 2013
I am always so humbled when people appreciate and recommend the “labor of love” that I call Accidental Epicurean. On the days it feels more like a labor (read: when I don’t feel editing the thousands of photos on my camera), it is things like this that make...
Guest Blog, The Road to Being in the Moment – the Camino de Santiago
I’ve always enjoyed Joanna’s passion for experiencing and eating. We have much in common: cities to which we’ve traveled, experiences ranging from 5-star hotels to budget inns, places in which we’ve lived (she moved North then East, I moved West then South). When Joanna asked me about the...
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