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Navel Gazing
So, I did what any resourceful (or slightly paranoid) teenager would do, I slapped a giant Band-Aid right over my belly button. I looked ridiculous, but guess what? I never once got a stomach ache after a night out
Phoning It In
My brother-in-law – again, dazed with both happiness and moonshine, replied truthfully that he was calling from New York. The operator, infuriated by the idea that someone might be pranking her, snapped “Why don’t you just say you’re calling from Africa?”
Cooling Out
As an Englishman, I’ve never quite managed to wrap my head around the logic of sipping a steaming cup of tea when it’s already 35 degrees outside
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The Land of Yin and Yang
China is simultaneously one of the cradles of humanity and yet sits at the cutting edge of modern technology
Little Miss Matched
The dealbreaker: He informed me he didn’t believe in women using washing machines as it was no problem to wash clothes by hand. Looking at his clothes, and worse, smelling them, convinced me he had never actually washed any clothes
Taste for the Outdoors
China’s outdoor food scene remains one of the country’s great social experiences, and it deserves a place on any traveler’s bucket list. But what makes it especially intriguing now is how quickly it continues to evolve