by Kevin Thom | Oct 22, 2009 | China 2009
It was great to arrive at our hostel in Hohhot (pronounced Huhehaote in Chinese), the capital of Inner Mongolia. After several days of dusty travel, I was pleased to discover that the shower here is not only the best I’ve experienced in China, but probably the...
by Kevin Thom | Oct 18, 2009 | China 2009
The thing that has struck me on this trip compared to my trip here two years ago is that there are a lot more young people out, looking good and having fun. The difference is striking. Youth are filling the streets, restaurants, stores. The cities are happening...
by Kevin Thom | Oct 17, 2009 | China 2009
We arrived at Xi’an very early this morning, but not as early as planned. The overnight train was an hour late leaving from Nanjing, and therefore got to Xi’an an hour late too. That’s ok though, since arriving somewhere at 6:30 is often easier than...
by Kevin Thom | Oct 7, 2009 | China 2009
Well, here I am again. Dad and I have arrived in Shanghai. The sterile white of Pudong airport was a soft buffer into the country after spending 14 hours in the bizarre perpetual twilight of the Air Canada 777. We took the maglev train from the airport into the city....
by Kevin Thom | Jul 7, 2009 | General
I wrote before about shooting what you love. In this case, it’s my lovely sister Jadine and her new husband David on their wedding day. Here’s my collection of snapshots from their wedding, in video form! The soundtrack is a song called “Happy”...
