从点评网上知道，八佰伴的外婆家是无锡相当有人气的饭店了，迫不及待的想去感受一下。一下火车，放下行李，我们就直奔八佰伴了。到了八佰伴的七楼， 就看见一堵有复古风格的墙壁，（可惜忘了拍下来了哦）。走进一看，“外婆家”三个大字就写在上面。生意相当火暴，排队的人不少呢，看来去外婆家“不排队是不可能的”果真不假。我们也跟着其他人先拿上自己的号， 在专门排队的座位上等着了。环顾四周，只见木结构屋顶、垂地又厚重的帷布，还有那臃懒迷离的灯光，给人一种古典又小资的感觉。还有那店门口的几个有怀古气 息的坛子，真有一种回到外婆家的老屋的感觉呢。
Kunshan, Jiangsu — By recommendation from a friend of Adeline‘s, we lunched at a local spot called Gū Sū Yuán (姑苏园). This one of those places where reading Chinese is a [...]
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早就听说湖南的火宫殿比较出名，那天晚上，很幸运的是，我们在宾馆附近的五一大道上散步，不一会就碰见了一家火宫殿。从外面看见里面很热闹，客人很多，服务员们推着小吃车走来走去。看这人气，应该错不了。一进去，就看到墙上有关火宫殿的介绍了，原来有250多年的历史了。“火宫殿样样有，有饭有菜有甜酒，还有白糖盐醋藕”格外引人注目。
My friend Tranh is in town and it is more than my pleasure to introduce her to some of my recent favorites. We went to Haidilao Huoguo, a popular place for huǒguō (火锅, hot pot).
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今天早上，我到了长沙，感觉很饿。在长沙居然没有供背包客们居住的hostel，在Hostelworld.com上也找不到一个。有没有可能有人抓住这个机会开一个呢？华天之星酒店位于著名的莫泰168大厦的第五层，住在这里我有点感觉自己在北京Being John Malkovich的7½层。
因为在这个城市里没有一个认识的人，我们只好通过我们很喜欢的点评网来了解信息。长沙人似乎不太喜欢用这个网站，以至于麦当劳和肯德基排在了前25名。最终，我们找到了一个坐落在湖南大学附近的岳麓山上的一个美丽的地方-湖大印象吧，据说最适合情侣们约会。根据点评网友们的推荐，我们分享了下面三道菜。
Changsha, Hunan, CHINA — This morning, I arrived by train, hungry. There are no hostels in Changsha, at least none to be found on Hostelworld.com. Can someone sniff this opportunity and open one? We’ve checked in to a fairly [...]
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我们是通过英国著名美食作家Fuchsia Dunlop 的一本书Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper而知道成都著名的喻家厨房，深受诱惑，一直想着过来亲自体验一番。从网上查到它位于成都喧闹繁华的窄巷子，等我们到达那里，却并没有找到“喻家厨房”的招牌，只见很普通的暗红色的木门上有一副对联：“月朗风苏大地春，麟游凤舞中天瑞”，横批是“福进喻家”，我不禁想到了一个词：大隐于市。
Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — One topic of conversation that surfaces frequently while hanging out with other backpackers is how much the travel scene has changed. Many travelers staying in hostels, pack their laptops and after a day of sightseeing they search the lobbies and cafes for electric [...]
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粉蒸肉也上来了，我想起来在台北时和婆婆一起吃过这道菜。Mix告诉我在过去的五十年里，有很多四川人移民到台北。之后，又上来几小碗不同的面。“在成都用小碗装面条，太棒了，我可以尝好多口味的面条！要是用大碗，我或许只能吃一种肚子就没地方装其他类型的了。”
Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — An important website to know when dining in China is Dianping.com, in Chinese only. Dianping is the Zagat of China and the ratings can be trusted! So far, every restaurant I’ve gone to, by recommendation of Dianping [...]
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Smirk if you will, but during my trip to IKEA for organization boxes and pantry containers, I envisioned a calm day at the IKEA cafeteria. As I left my [...]
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Grandma’s Red Braised Pork Belly (外婆红烧肉, Wàipó Hóng Shāo ròu) — The flavor was right, it looked perfect, but it didn’t fall apart, melt in my mouth, or make me believe I’d died [...]
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