Beidahe (北戴河, Běidàihé) is a proper tacky Chinese past its prime seaside resort, but that is exactly what gives it its charm. Combine that with the fact that it is only 2 hours by train from Beijing and you have the ingredients of a place well worth a visit. Formerly and to a degree still…
I take 7-Eleven very seriously, with it often feeling like a friend and ally in difficult times, if for no other reason than the fact that it has Soju. Therefore I was filled with pure elation when I saw that 7-Eleven Tianjin existed. So, is it any good? 7-Eleven Tianjin 7-Eleven is one of the…
While the street food Tianjin scene is actually not all that bad, it is extremely far from being an “underrated gem” as many have stated. Also pretty much all of the information that you see online is either wrong or very out of date. For example, Tianjin Food Street, or Tianjin Cuisine Street, the fake…
There might be new sparkling shiny restaurants popping in Pyongyang, but for veterans of the country there are some foods dining options that are still unbeatable. Chief among them, Gasoline Clams in Nampho. Now, I know what you are thinking! This sounds insane, unsafe and not very nice. I also thought these things before I…
If you know anything about visiting North Korea then you will have heard of Air Koryo. The state flag carrier they have become infamous for being the so called “one star airline” and for what it is like to eat on Air Koryo. This is primarily for the notorious Air Koryo Burger, or rather mystery…
Bun Moc is one of those Saigon street food dishes that never really gets the same global attention as pho, but in reality it is exactly the kind of thing you end up eating if you spend any real time in the city. It is simple, fast, unpretentious food that exists purely because people are…
