Shanghai

New eyes show Shanghai

By Dennis ⋅ November 8, 2008 ⋅ Plan this trip!

Walking Shanghai is not without its obstacles. Sidewalks are often crowded not only with other pedestrians, but with bicycle parking lots, vendors and their carts, card players, laundry strung between doors and trees and motorcycles and bicycles zooming up and down the sidewalks as though they were extensions of the streets. But it is really [...]

Face Bar (Shanghai, China)

By Dennis ⋅ November 8, 2008 ⋅ Plan this trip!

Set in a 1920s villa, Face Bar in the French Concession quarter is the place to sip a gin and tonic overlooking the lawn. Opium beds and French windows add to the colonial feel. A warm welcome, a secure stopping place and opportunity to talk, relax and drink. Go before 8pm for half-price drinks.

China Water Town Tours

By Dennis ⋅ August 16, 2008 ⋅ Plan this trip!

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have been known as a paradise on earth since ancient times. They are featured by crisscrossing rivers and lakes, small bridges, running streams, small ancient towns, rural scenery, villages, classical gardens, winding paths and corridors, and green bamboo groves. The local accents are sweet and charming. Our trips will lead [...]

Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai

By Dennis ⋅ August 7, 2008 ⋅ Plan this trip!

Rising in the Lujiazhui financial district in Pudong, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a tower among towers. The elegant 101-story skyscraper will be (for a moment, at least) the world’s tallest. It also will be home to the world’s highest outdoor observation deck – a 100th-floor vista that will take vertigo to new heights.

Donghai Bridge, Shanghai/Yangshan Island

By Dennis ⋅ August 6, 2008 ⋅ Plan this trip!

A key phase in the development of the world’s largest deep-sea port was completed when China’s first cross-sea bridge – the 20-mile, six-lane Donghai Bridge – was officially opened in December, 2005. Stretching across the East China Sea, the graceful cable-stay structure connects Shanghai to Yangshan Island, set to become China’s first free-trade port (and [...]

Wet Market (Shanghai, China)

By Joost ⋅ July 12, 2008 ⋅ Plan this trip!

Offers the full spectrum of ingredients required for the intricacies of Chinese cuisine. Plenty of fish heads, eels, cow stomachs, and pig feet to get your appetite going.