With a new year well on its way, I suppose its time - as that is what we are made to believe - to reflect upon the salient features of the past 12 months I've spent in Shanghai. My mind, without a doubt, instinctually drifts to memories of moments commuting to and from People's Square: the …
Author: Justin Calderón
Justin Calderón is the founder of Mint Position, an SEO-focused content marketing agency that produces and ranks web content using journalistic-quality research. He is also a veteran journalist, and his byline has appeared in the BBC, CNN, Newsweek, Foreign Policy, GlobalPost, the Bangkok Post and more. Justin speaks Mandarin and Spanish.
Drifting through Koh Chang
There are two separate words for the color blue in Thai. Travel to one of the many coconut tree-lined islands that have made Thailand a premier tourist destination and you’ll catch a glimpse why. When I’m asked “Why do you like Thailand?” an answer usually follows supporting these picturesque places brochures are made of. A country full of blue …
Talkin’ California-style Pizza on the Bund
Larry Flax, the co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), paid a visit to Shanghai earlier this month to open up his first company-owned restaurant in mainland China. I met with him at the Peninsula Hotel on the Bund (where I swear even the air smells expensive) for CNNGo (click here to read the post) to discuss …
Here Comes the Sun
Earlier this week, I published a piece on the solar water heater market in China for CNNGo. This story had me traveling to Wuzhen, one of the water villages outside of Shanghai, to cover the contrasting shades of green in China: sustainable technology and environmental degradation. While peeping through the alleyways behind the touristy lanes …
Far from Purrfect
After researching this piece, I have since stopped eating kebab skewers in Shanghai or any other street meat of similar variety. If you would like to continue blissfully gnawing down street food in China, I suggest you read this at your own discretion. --- The division of life styles that continues to swing the pendulum …
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