Destination: China

Headaches & Heartaches

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [823]

Whilst I definitely found some good in China, across the board it's problematic, disorganized, and bureaucratic. All along I've said with China "if there isn't a rule they make a rule, and if there isn't a problem they create a problem." The language ... Read more >

Snowy Beijing

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [825]

The DPRK was such a fantastic experience! And I never expected the vibe of a college field trip. Yesterday morning we all returned to Beijing aboard Air Koryo 151 and at the baggage carousel we said our goodbyes. Some people caught connecting flights ... Read more >

Tokyo Trip Part Two

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 | By zioned | Views [437]

We met the next morning and headed to a French bistro for their breakfast set – amazing assortment of breads, pastries and jams with good, strong coffee to start the day. On the way there, we passed a street performance in front of a department ... Read more >

Photos: Tokyo Trip - Part Two

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery

Tokyo Trip Part One

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 | By zioned | Views [457]

Japan – World premiere, cheesy show, good friends, amazing food, culture shock I just returned from a four-day trip to Tokyo to see the world premiere of a new musical about the career of Harold Prince. During the trip, I was able to re-connect ... Read more >

Photos: Tokyo trip - part one

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery

Tiananmen at Dawn

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [647]

In only a few hours I'm off to the DPRK! Getting here from Korea involves flying to Beijing and I had a few, albeit exhausting, hours to stroll around. My only option for China after all the heartache with Chinese visas is the 72-hour visa waiver. When ... Read more >

Photos: Beijing

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Photos: Three Day weekend fun!

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery

Redefining Home

Sat, 10 Oct 2015 | By zioned | Views [350]

As I came back from my trip to Hong Kong, for once in many years, suddenly I was not coming back to the familiar sights of the Great Salt Lake, the Wasatch mountains, Salt Lake’s skyline to land in the Salt Lake airport as I had done so many times ... Read more >

Photos: Hong Kong Part Two

Fri, 9 Oct 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery

Hong Kong Part Two

Fri, 9 Oct 2015 | By zioned | Views [327]

Friday – made my way to TST on my own – navigating the way to the Star Ferry from the Wan Chai metro stop – made it! – paid the fifty cent ferry fee for a spectacular ride across the harbour. Met Gordon at a fancy mall and headed ... Read more >

Photos: Hong Kong Part One

Tue, 6 Oct 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery

Hong Kong part One

Tue, 6 Oct 2015 | By zioned | Views [333]

Hong Kong – it is one of those anomalies of a city. You wonder how it can exist. Buildings shooting to the sky – apparently covering every inch of the small island space available. The ultimate in high end glitzy shopping – Prada, Louis ... Read more >

Photos: Working LIfe at Jinling High School

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By zioned | Photo Gallery