Hong Kong’s celebrated sense of style has arrived in Beijing with the launch of Swire Hotels’ flagship property, The Opposite House. A completely stunning design triumph in the chic... Read more >>

I went to Beijing with frivolous dreams of shopping in bustling markets teeming with unique gifts for myself and everyone I know, looking for bargains in all the right places. I envisioned finding... Read more >>

This blog will seem like it’s about the Olympics. It’s not. It will seem like it’s about Michael Phelps. It’s not. It just so happened that Michael Phelps won his seventh gold... Read more >>

I’ve got somewhat sadistic tendencies when it comes to sports; for me, it’s all about the agony and the ecstasy—the greater the athletes’ agony, the greater my ecstasy. Maybe I’ve listened to too many… Read more >>

‘Tis the season for the Olympics—a steamy, leap year summer with plenty of controversy and plenty of anticipation. My own interest in the upcoming games was piqued when my in-laws, in Beijing on… Read more >>

The Olympics in Beijing are an inspiration to many, including an army of landscape artists. I’m not sure the location of the gardens, so please leave me a comment if you do. Enjoy! (Update:... Read more >>

Disclaimer: Anything said below is solely the opinions of a seventeen-year-old American girl (with 25 percent Taiwanese heritage, living with my Taiwanese grandmother) who is passionate about... Read more >>

Here are five inspiring athletes whose performances you won’t want to miss. The Summer Games are about to begin Beijing, China, and once again the Team USA roster is filled with... Read more >>

August is only five short months away and already the Beijing Olympics is caught up in controversy. Things seemed to be going along very well, but now to the chagrin of the Olympic Committee, an ugly... Read more >>

I love to watch the Olympics, but there is a dark cloud looming over the upcoming games in Beijing. In exchange for oil, China is backing and financing the arms for one of the worst genocides in the... Join this chit chat >>