A day in the life of Azianmike

Day 12 — The Great Wall.

Started the day off right by getting some snacks from 7–11. Rice ball wrapped with seaweed and stuffed with shrimp!

Day 11 — First real day in Beijing

We started the day off right with a big bowl of beef noodle soup. A classic chinese dish that honestly works for any…

Day 10 — Shanghai to Beijing

We really didn’t do that much this day besides head to the airport, get delayed, use our credit card benefits to get us into the first class lounge for free, eat a bunch of unhealthy snacks, play some poker, and try out McDonald’s delivery after landing in Beijing.

Day 9 — Shanghai speed touristing

Unfortunately, due to flight cancellations, this was our only full day in Shanghai and we had to make the most of it.

Day 7 & 8 — The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

We started off the “day” with some midnight karaoke actually! We went to a place that was about 500 RMB on a Saturday night (which we later found out was relatively expensive).

The interesting thing is how they do KTV here. Apparently, you have to only spend a…

Day 5 & 6 — Chengdu 2 spicy 4 me

Haven’t had the best internet connection and we need a VPN to actually access most things due to the “Great Firewall”

We started the day 5 by sleeping in until 1pm due to our previous flight delay.

Day 3 & 4 — Macau to Hong Kong to Chengdu

Started the day off right with a hearty breakfast of shrimp wontons and a milk tea! This was truly a breakfast of…

Day 2 — A day of Hong Kong fun

We started the day off right with a traditional Chinese breakfast eaten everywhere — congee. It’s essentially a warm rice…

Hong Kong — Day 1

Started the day off with some nice, cheap bowl of Hong Kong style noodles. A classic broth with some “al dente” noodles and some fish…