An American’s Survival Guide To China

Today I am happy to introduce guest blogger Louise Baker to amerikajin.net. This is her first entry on this blog, so please help me in welcoming her and hopefully you’ll be [...]

Tue, Aug 24th | Planning
The Great Wall Of China

You read about it in history books, watch about it on TV, but this was the day that one of my childhood dreams came true as I finally got to visit the [...]

Sat, Jun 5th | Sightseeing
Bangkok Day 2: Siam Paragon Food Hall

After Phuket, flew back to Bangkok for my last day in Thailand. Work kept me really busy but was able to make it out to Siam Paragon for lunch and buying a few snacks [...]

Sun, May 2nd | Food
Phuket Day 2: Phi Phi Islands

The first thing we did when immediately arriving in Phuket was buy a package to head out to the Phi Phi Islands. Here we are day 2 in Phuket at roughly 8am ready for our [...]

Wed, Apr 21st | Sightseeing
MC HotDog – Wo Ai Tai Mei

Although this is an old song, it is still a banger at the Shanghai clubs and gets all the locals dancing and singing along. It’s the catchy chorus, which I discovered also takes [...]

Wed, Apr 7th | My Blurbs
Phuket Day 1

Woke up on the second day in the Somerset to this sunrise off the balcony. It was early, and I had a flight to catch within the next few hours [...]

Mon, Apr 5th | Food, Nightlife, Sightseeing
A-Lin – Before, After

I hate it when songs get stuck in my head whether I like the track or not. Here’s one by Taiwanese artist A-Lin that has been blasting on TV commercials [...]

Sun, Apr 4th | My Blurbs
Amari Coral Beach Phuket Resort

For my day 2 in Thailand, I flew down to Phuket and stayed at the gorgeous Amari Coral Beach Resort. I wouldn’t even know how to describe this paradise in words, so [...]

Sun, Mar 28th | Hotels
Bangkok Day 1

Still in the process of filtering all the photos taken, so ill be slowly churning out posts when I can. My trip started from an early morning departure at Shanghai Pudong [...]

Thu, Mar 25th | Food, Sightseeing