When trouble strikes, a Nokia mobile phone with no special apps keeps a traveller in touch with friends via Facebook despite the Great Firewall of China.
Greater China: Shanghai, Hong Kong Eateries Cited for ‘Outstanding’ WIne Lists
Petrus at the Island Shangri-La in Hong Kong and Francks in Shanghai have Greater China's best wine lists according to China's Wine List of the Year Awards
China: Catch 22 With Chinese Characteristics (Part Four)
Customs officials at the Luohu border cross point in Shenzhen, China, are not only unsympathetic to the plight of someone whose passport has been stolen, their attitude is condescending and borderline rude.
China: Catch 22 With Chinese Characteristics (Part Three)
What happens when you passport is stolen, you're not allowed to go home, and an ATM won't let you withdraw cash?
China: Catch 22 With Chinese Characteristics (Part Two)
Where do you spend the night in China when your passport has been stolen, and you can't rent a hotel room without a passport? And you can't ride the train to the nearest US consulate because you can't ride a train without a passport?
China: Catch 22 With Chinese Characteristics (Part One)
A simple day trip across the border from Hong Kong to Shenzhen evolves into a lengthy (and expensive) eight day, seven night ordeal when a pickpocket lifts a passport - and you can't do anything in China without a passport.
Foodie Friday: Would You Believe Hunanese Burritos?
A national chain serving Hunanese wraps - which have a lot in common with Mexican burritos (except for the taste) - opens in Shenzhen. They are assembled while you wait. Will they pass muster?
China: Sneak Preview of Shenzhen’s Coco Beach
Coco Beach is an artificial beach on a man-made lake in the middle of Shenzhen, China. But where are all the swimmers and sunbathers?
China: Shekou Sea World, Not What the Name Suggests!
Sea World is not an amusement park with performing dolphins. It is, rather, a collection of restaurants and bars as well as a steamship that has been converted into a hotel
China: Seaside Resort Offers Shops + Sand + Sidewalk Cafes
Dameisha is an unexpected seaside resort on the Eastern outskirts of Shenzhen, China. Think: shops + sand + sidewalk cafes!