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I Love Chinese Repairmen!

Sep 30, 2014 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

When you live in a Chinese apartment, something will stop working. Actually, most things will stop working. The majority can be fixed using duct tape, paper clips, newspapers, rubber bands, chewing gum and/or various other items laying around the house. Occasionally none of those will work and you have to call a repairman. That’s when […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: annoying people, China, culture, language difficulty, locals, Shenzhen

Village Life on Inle Lake…Yes, it Includes Souvenir Shops

Jun 11, 2014 by Daniel McBane 2 Comments

Inle Lake locals loading a boat in Myanmar
This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series A Boat Tour of Inle Lake in Myanmar

After puttering down the lake for a while, we eventually arrived at the village of Ywama to visit a local market. Our driver parked our boat and dropped us off at a long, covered walkway lined with makeshift stalls manned by local vendors. The vendors might have been local, but [read more…]

Filed Under: Myanmar Tagged With: culture, Inle Lake, locals, Myanmar, transportation

Hiring a Tibetan Driver and Somehow Surviving the Experience

May 11, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Tibetan House Danba China
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Visiting Danba in Sichuan, China

After exploring the villages of Zhonglu and Suopo, it was time for lunch. If you remember, our driver felt we should have stopped for lunch much sooner and was none too pleased when 10 am rolled around and we still hadn’t eaten, but he was in a much better mood now that we were finally [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, Danba, homestay, locals, Sichuan, Tibet, transportation

Tooth Vendor in Marrakech’s Djemaa El-Fna

Mar 27, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Tooth Seller Djemaa El-Fna

You can buy individual teeth or a full set with gums from this tooth vendor in Djemaa El-Fna in Marrakech, Morocco. If you read my previous post on Marrakech’s main square, you’ll know that this guy is only one of a countless number of interesting characters (remember her?) who hang out here.

Filed Under: Funny Photos, Morocco Tagged With: culture, Djemaa El-Fna, funny image, funny people, locals, Marrakech, Morocco, vendors

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