Category Archives: travel

Kentucky Fried What Now?

Posted on May 6, 2015 by baudattitude

Of the big western fast food chains, I don’t think any have adapted quite as thoroughly to Asian tastes as Kentucky Fried Chicken.  In Japan, the chain has even managed to make itself part of the local Christmas tradition and … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Yaneura – Maid Café From Hell

Posted on May 3, 2015 by baudattitude

I’m not going to claim that I’m any sort of Maid café expert, but I’ve been to a couple in Tokyo and one in Osaka, and my opinion is that they’re generally nice places to go if you’re in the … Continue reading →

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The sky above Beijing was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel

Posted on May 2, 2015 by baudattitude

I have waited 30 years for an excuse to rip off Gibson.  China provided that excuse. When I went to the flea market at Panjiayuan, I had a rather pleasant conversation with one of the vendors, mostly about the weather … Continue reading →

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In Which, I Am Forced to Accept Defeat

Posted on May 1, 2015 by baudattitude

I didn’t have many things in mind to buy when I went to China. I wanted to get the Xiaomi Mi4 so that I could put Windows Phone 10 on it when it became available, and that wasn’t too hard … Continue reading →

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Some Serious Roaming

Posted on April 30, 2015 by baudattitude

So, the first couple of times I went to Japan, I was more-or-less completely cut off from the world.  I’d specifically bought a “global” Motorola RAZR, only to find that “global” meant pretty much “anywhere except Asia” – Japan in … Continue reading →

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Streetpass in China

Posted on April 29, 2015 by baudattitude

I took my 3DS to China for a couple of reasons – first, the thing has been criminally neglected and I figured that I might play it more if I didn’t have the Vita option, and second to try to … Continue reading →

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In China, it’s spelled “HooTERS”

Posted on April 28, 2015 by baudattitude

I confess that I am not well-versed enough in recent Chinese history to know when the first western restaurant chains started opening locations. I can’t imagine that it’s been more than 20 years or so, and it’s rather staggering if … Continue reading →

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Travel to Badaling

Posted on April 27, 2015 by baudattitude

Negative Article Disclaimer As I promised in my other post, I would gloss over the “travel” parts of the Great Wall experience, so as not to detract from the wall itself.  In THIS post, I rant. It is now my … Continue reading →

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Feed The Kitty

Posted on April 26, 2015 by baudattitude

After having a curious pork sandwich from Burger King, the obvious follow-up was to have an aggressively girly dessert from the nearby Hello Kitty-themed cafe, because EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH KITTY I guess. I obviously wasn’t going in at peak … Continue reading →

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Burger King Korean BBQ Double Pork Burger

Posted on April 25, 2015 by baudattitude

I have mentioned, on occasion, that one of the more shameful memories of my first trip to Japan was getting there and realizing that I didn’t know a dang thing about Japanese food, and therefore spending an awful lot of … Continue reading →

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