Just a few random, end-of-week thoughts as I pack up and prepare to move to my third (and final) Shanghai residence, the Four Seasons Pudong. At least I’m moving up! In keeping with my previous transportation-themed posts today’s rambling is all about the Right of Way: In the U.S., right-of-way is granted by a handful
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Jim’s Shanghai Subway Secrets
To pass the time during a particularly hot and sweaty subway ride, I composed the following Subway Secrets for my fellow team members who will be joining me in China in just a few days. Jim’s Subway Secrets Pack light Always take the stairs You are faster and thinner than you think. You will make
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Two Weeks
It’s a holiday weekend in China (Dragon Boat Festival) and a lazy Sunday – Happy Father’s Day! As I feared updating this with any regularity will be difficult given a severely restricted internet and wifi speeds that range from slow to non-existent. I had hoped to insert a gallery of one of my recent site
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One week down
It’s only been a week. Only. One. Week. I feel like I’ve been here a month. Here are a few thoughts rattling around in my head. The subway will be crowded. C R O W D E D. Everyone on the subway will be staring at their phone. There are two exceptions – the VERY loud middle-aged
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Here we go…again
My bags are packed (all of them) and are sitting by the front door. As I get ready to head to LAX I thought that seven weeks in China should be rife with blog-worthy experiences, at least as blog-worthy as the “cruise to nowhere” that started it all. So, I’ve dusted off Travels With Jim
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