Is Shenzhen 7-Eleven any good? Overall one can say that it is not that bad and about standard for China. It is not though anywhere near the standards of Hong Kong – the regional grand daddy of the brand. I writs this after having just arrived here from the aforementioned Hong Kong and after reviewing…
Is there street food at Dongmen Pedestrian Street? The short answer is that yes there is, but that it really is not all that its been painted as. I found this out after looking online and finding that not only was it near to my office– as in walking distance, but that it was one…
Can you do Keto in Laos? Well the goods news for strict adherents to this diet, as well as lazy part-timers such as myself is that doing keto in both Vientiane and Laos in general is pretty easy. I found this out on my third visit to the country where I traveled overland from Bangkok…
Yay Covid is over (almost) and we can now travel over borders again! And good news you can now take the train from Bangkok to Poipet in Cambodia, how though does one go about this? Let us be your guide… Getting from Thailand to Cambodia There are actually a lot of options to get from…
Previously I took serious umbrage with the gentrified nation of street food, but my time in Shenzhen has mellowed me slightly with places like Ancient BBQ being case in point. My issue with said gentrification has always been tied to the fact that I feel it removes a huge amount of authenticity and lacks the…
OK, so I might have been premature when I wrote my last awesome dim sum review in Guo Mao because after trying the offerings of the Grand Restaurant there is at least one other player in town. And if nothing else it at least shows just how good the dim sum served in Shenzhen are,…
