Tim Burton Christmas in Tokyo
I found a Tokyo department store window display for Christmas, “Finding Wonder Christmas,” that reminded me of Tim Burton.
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holidays
Happy Canada Day!
Watching part of the parade for the Canada Day festivities in Halifax, followed by food, drinks, and fireworks at the Farmer’s Market.
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Story of a Bridge
Jersey City installed a new Liberty State Park bridge for pedestrians and bikes. It replaces the bridge washed away by Hurricane Sandy.
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Happy Birthday, Buddha
Today is Buddha’s birthday. This photo is of Buddha’s head surrounded by a bodhi tree in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Because it’s Mother’s Day, I think this picture from Thailand belongs here, even though I can’t explain it. I figure my mom will at least get a laugh out of it. My mother has encouraged my travels (and other endeavors), even if she doesn’t quite understand why I make my travel choices. It’s an appropriate
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Road to Songpan
The May Day holiday has come and gone in China. Of course, here in America we like to celebrate our Labor Day in September…with barbecues and beer. Following my painfully long bus ride from Chengdu during my first May Day holiday, I had a few hours to wander around the small town of Songpan. There
Company Outings in Shenzhen
Factory workers in Shenzhen enjoying a barbecue at Dameisha during the national holiday.
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Slithering into a New Year
The Chinese New Year is upon us! It’s the year of the snake, which probably means that a lot of people in China will eat some sort of snake dish to celebrate (couldn’t do that last year with the year of the dragon). During my first summer in China, my parents came to visit for
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Black Friday
I have a confession to make. I’m a terrible consumer. I hate shopping. Crowds are even worse. Combine all that on Black Friday and I’m ready to run and hide. I typically avoid malls or major stores between today and New Year’s. You’d think I’d be better with crowds in shopping areas after living in
Holiday Crowds in China
Traveling in China during any national holiday means that you will encounter huge crowds of people no matter where you go.
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Mid-Autumn Travel
This Sunday is Mid-Autumn Festival (ไธญ็ง่) in China, and this year it coincides with the October 1 national holiday, which means the entire country has a week-long holiday. While I was in China, it was only a week-long holiday for the national holiday. But, after I left, the government decided to promote traditional holidays and
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Crashing the Thai Queen’s Birthday Party
It was a pleasant coincidence that I booked my trip to Halifax during Canada Day celebrations. I also visited Montreal last year during a fireworks festival that I discovered while searching for things to add to my itinerary. Sometimes celebrations are more of a surprise on trips. In 2008, I went with my parents for
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Double the Independence
A trip to Halifax to enjoy Canada Day on July 1 before returning to the US to enjoy American Independence Day on July 4.
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Spring Break Travel
It’s spring break in New Jersey — for some reason, my college’s break begins on a Friday, so anyone who has class on Fridays will have to return next Friday, thus losing out on the extra weekend that usually accompanies spring break. Fortunately, my schedule is Monday through Thursday. Nonetheless, I have to work all
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
It’s St. Patrick’s Day and the bars are already packed (at least, I assume so). The sun is shining and the spring temperatures have returned, which is a dangerous mix for a holiday that most celebrate as a reason to get drunk. When I lived in Boulder, everyone wanted to watch the world’s shortest St.
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