A sample of beers from my last trip to Australia. This week on Novel Adventurers we're writing about beverages around the world--and I'm making a confession that isn't really a secret. You see, I'm a beer snob. http://noveladventurers.blogspot.com/2012/06/history-of-beer-snob.html And while you're there, don't forget to check out the other great posts about drinks around the world. Cheers!
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This week I was pleased to learn one of my stories has made it through the first round of consideration for the upcoming anthology Not Your Mother's Book...On Travel, which will be released this fall. More information about this anthology series can be found at www.PublishingSyndicate.com. And of course I'll be posting more news as I get it! Foshan's TV tower is a handy landmark. Today my latest eChinacities.com article has posted, this one about Foshan, a small (I think there's 7 million inhabitants--so, only small by Chinese standards) city that neighbors Guangzhou. The two cities are linked by public transportation and a shared history here on the Pearl River Delta. Click the link to find out why Foshan is famous: http://www.echinacities.com/guangzhou/city-life/guangzhou-s-beautiful-neighbour-foshan-city.html This week on Novel Adventurers, we're blogging about funerals and death rituals around the world. Sounds macabre? Maybe, but it's also interesting!
Check out the link to my post, on China, and don't forget to browse through the other bloggers' offerings as well. http://noveladventurers.blogspot.com/2012/05/from-dynasty-to-dust.html?showComment=1337219521372#c3994236339426844598 This week over at Novel Adventurers, we've been blogging about street food the world over. Take a look at the posts to see what you might snack on while taking a walk in South America, Iran, Italy--or, my own contribution, in China. But beware--you'll be hungry after reading!
http://noveladventurers.blogspot.com/2012/05/heaven-on-stick.html On a related topic, I've just finished reading a few books that take place in different cultures, and, since I was thinking about street food, I took special note of the snacks and dishes that were described in them. Last night I finished Sue Grafton's V is for Vengeance. Her PI Kinsey Millhone is always going to McDonald's and other fast food joints--perfect for 1980s California where the book is set. In Shamini Flint's A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree, her Inspector Singh finds Cambodian food to be more difficult to come to terms with than the murders he is investigating. And in The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, the smells and tastes of the carnival food set the scene of the magic circus almost as well as her stunning visual descriptions. I won't say I like reading about food as much as I like eating said food, but it's certainly an important part of the travel experience for me--and also, an important part of my reading experience. This week for eChinacities.com I've written an overview of which neighborhoods in Guangzhou are popular with expats. Take a look at the link below:
http://www.echinacities.com/guangzhou/city-life/home-away-from-home-guangzhou-s-expat-friendly.html Another of my eChinacities.com articles has posted. Today's topic is what to bring back to give to your Chinese friends after you take a trip abroad. Since I'll be going to the Philippines this week, this is a topic I have to take to heart!
http://www.echinacities.com/expat-corner/a-can-of-worms-finding-the-perfect-gift-to-bring-back-to.html Today the second part of my article on Guangzhou's Haizhu District has posted on www.echinacities.com. Please take a look for more on what to see and do in this little-explored part of Guangzhou.
http://www.echinacities.com/guangzhou/city-life/the-road-not-taken-haizhu-s-hidden-treasures-part-2.html Today I'm excited to be a guest blogger over at Novel Adventurers, a site run by novelists bitten by the travel bug.
I wrote about a festival I happened upon a few years ago in a Dong minority village in southern Guizhou province. For one reason or another, I never got around to putting this on my travel blog at the time ( read more about that trip at www.travelpod.com/members/bethverde), so here it is now, first time in cyberspace. Take a look at the link, and, if you've got time, read the posts by the other authors. This week they're sharing stories about amazing festivals from all corners of the globe. http://noveladventurers.blogspot.com/ |
Beth Green
Beth is an American freelance writer who has lived in Europe and Asia since 2003. She grew up on a sailboat and, though now a landlubber, still enjoys a peripatetic life. She writes articles and suspense about travel, expatriate living, and many other topics. Archives
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