Nancy Overseas

Lest anyone doubt my Olympic spirit, I present the image below: I didn't get prescription lenses in these glasses, but the salesgirl ass...

This evening I received the following text blast text message from the Beijing Patriotic Santiation Committee: The Beijing Patriotic Sanitat...

It's pretty expensive to fly from the United States to Beijing or Shanghai, and as the Olympics approaches prices for all travel service...

In the gamut of national cheers (Huzzah! Ole!) where does "two claps - thumbs up - two claps - fists up" fit in? http://news.bbc.c...

Today I received an email from a local travel agent advertising two-day trip for Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional holiday in southern Chi...

Before I begin this story, a disclaimer: This is not my story. I was not present, and I can not possibly tell it with the hilarity of the or...

My ayi, the incredible, cheerful Xiao Ping, mentioned she would be taking some time off over Chinese New Year. She, like most of the Chine...

In my February 27, 2007 blog, I described the Carrefour experience in China: ... let me acknowledge to those familiar with Carrefour in Chin...

421 was not, in fact, the height of Beijing's pollution the other day. That was the official Chinese Environmental Protection Agency r...

Twice in my life I have thought, "This must be what it feels like in a war zone." Both times were in China. The first time was in...