This is a bit overdue, and really won’t cover it all – have about 29389 things I need to finish today so my creativity in writing is quite low, not to mention that I really, REALLY want to accurately describe the inedible food and insane cab drivers that you will only find in Beijing. I want you to feel like you were in that cab with me as we drove in circles, adding to the pollution that has likely rendered me sterile and given my skin the pallor of a death-row inmate. But to do so, I’ll have to concentrate so I won’t forget all the lovely details of the "SHANGIRILA!" hotel and the fact that there is a Starbucks at the base of the Great Wall of China.

Speaking of, click on the photo above – until I’ve got 1,000 words, that’s what you’ve got.