Daily Archives: August 8th, 2008

Crotchless Onesies, Photo Frenzy, Tight Security

Stephanie: I went to the zoo today, and it’s so weird because everyone keeps asking me to take pictures with them. But here’s what’s really weird: this family came over and made me hold up their baby—who was wearing a crotchless onesie—and they took about 10 pictures of me holding him. The baby’s bottom and [...]

Taxicab Confessions

Stephanie and Tiffany: Our hostel is surprisingly very nice, much better than expected. But getting to and from the hostel? Different story. Seriously, no taxi driver knows the street it’s on. The first time we tried to cab it there, the driver rode around aimlessly with no idea where to go. Instead of wasting more [...]

Beijing Airport Is Big And Clean

Lisa: The new Beijing airport must be the largest in the world.  The train ride from our terminal to baggage claim felt like we were riding to another city.

Tiffany: I noticed a big difference in airports. Seoul and Beijing looked more technically advanced, newer and cleaner than LAX and Dulles. Stephanie and I had two [...]