While many of the familiar western food items we love are quite expensive in Shanghai, we are saving major moolah by going to the local wet markets for our fruits and veggies. On this particular trip we came away with 4 heads of lettuce, 4 carrots, 2 zucchini, 5 apples, 1 pear, 2 heads of...
Rolling back a few months and posting some photos from our trip to Astoria, Oregon this summer. Our friend Helene graciously offered us her peaceful river-front condo in Hammond for the weekend, and we had the best time there! Thank you, Helene! What a wonderful, tranquil retreat you have. We were at the coast to...
I absolutely love my DSLR, but it’s not always convenient for me to carry it around Kangqiao and Shanghai. However, I find there is something worth capturing around every corner, and it’s hard for me to ever let those moments slip past. We recently jumped in to the smartphone world with new iPhones, and I’ve...
One thing I absolutely love about living in Asia is the street food. Around every corner in our neighborhood you’ll find food carts hocking a variety of local fare. I’ve found the best carts offer one specialized item, of which they prepare and serve with a flare for the dramatic. On my bike ride home...
We enjoyed the loveliest Saturday afternoon biking around the farmlands outside Kangqiao… and we found the rice paddies we’ve heard about! Carrying our cameras, we stopped whenever anything beautiful or interesting caught our attention, as we took pleasure in the brilliant blue skies, gentle breezes, and the perfect company of one another. As we...
