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 …
Kindergarten Commando
Fall in soldiers! Give me twenty --- and while you’re at it, bring me those crayons. No. These tiny tots in fatigues aren’t gearing up for the front line (yet). “Nanjing Experimental Military Playground in Shanghai” is a kindergarten located on Julu Road that aims at disciplining all those punks you’ve been hearing about who …
Justin Calderón 