Shanghai’s growing and constantly shifting cocktail scene is welcoming a new addition to its ranks, all the way from Japan. From the team behind Tokyo’s Bar Trench, comes Ars & Delecto, a Japanese-style cocktail bar that might sound strikingly similar to a few other Japanese bars in the city, yet offers much more than expected.… Read More Taste of the Wild Side @ Ars & Delecto

When I first decided to go to Tianfang Pagoda I mistook the name and, thinking it was instead called Tianning, I was taken aback when I found something completely different than expected. Armed with the proper name and location of the actual pagoda I wished to visit, I set out again determined to reach the… Read More Under the City – Part II

Everywhere you look holiday spirit is in the air, but this spirit is for a holiday that quickly passed and went. Although decorations, music, sales, and cheer abound for that most eternal of holidays, Christmas, there is less love in Ningbo for the Western New Years. Like most places in China, Ningbo doesn’t quite embrace… Read More A Tale of Two New Years

Having lived in Beijing for almost a year, I was spoiled by the subway system there.  It was generally the quickest and most reliable way to go throughout the city, and it only cost 2 RMB.  It’s seventeen lines made it easy to get from point A to point B, and not having to worry… Read More Under the City – Part I