The Long River
In China, the Yangtze River is known as Chang Jiang or Long River. The next part of our China trip was a very mixed bag. We…
Snacks In China
Ya, because we didn’t eat enough already… along the way we tried or saw great snack foods that were too interesting to pass up. On our…
The Truth About Truck Stops
Ok, ok, I can hear several friends laughing already. We traveled several hours in a bus heading from Chengdu to Chongqing with a few stops along…
Not Yo Mama’s HoJo
Yes, I admit it, we’re both of the age where we remember the big orange roofs. I vaguely remember milkshakes and floats but not more than…
Sichuan Hot Pot
The name should have been enough… We REALLY like spicy food, we have a jar of Sichuan peppers in oil in the refrigerator at home, we…
Western Food Gone Wrong
One of the ONLY things we didn’t really enjoy out of the entire trip was a stop for lunch on the way to see the Xi’an…
Huanglongxi Village
After our visit to the Leshan Stone Buddha we stopped at this village on our way to Chengdu. It is an historic village dating back 1700…
Titan Times Hotel Xi’an
Two cities, a cruise, food tour and long, long flights later I’m still working on getting caught up on blog posts. While Chuck was working from…
Lost Plate Food Tour: Xi’an
Lost Plate Food Tours are an absolute MUST DO when visiting China. Several years ago when we were visiting Amsterdam we did another food tour and…
Dumpling Girls
Xi’an is known for its amazing dumplings, and it’s Dumplings Girls. During the Tang Dynasty beautiful women were curvy and voluptuous and their civilization was prosperous.…