Author Archives: Daniel Roy

Daniel is a writer, backpack foodie, slow traveler, and endurance runner. He is the author of the upcoming book, "The Way of Slow Travel: A Hands-On Guide to the Best Travel of Your Life."

So Long, Maozilla!

You may not know this, but I’m a big Godzilla fan. I used to own a reproduction of the original Godzilla movie poster at home, and I imported a Godzilla toy from Japan (said toy is resting in a box ...

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New Year, New… Tits?!

Remember the strange plastic surgery ad I previously spoke about? Wait for this one, it gets better… The Chinese characters say: 新年,新高度 Check the image of the woman, and you should be able to guess what this ad says… Yep, ...

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Luck o’ the Irish to Ya!

This is a special message for my brother Philippe, who insisted I go out on St-Patrick’s Day to enjoy a pint of draft Guinness in an Irish pub of Shanghai: Cheers, bro!!!!! This pint of Guinness was enjoyed at O’Malley’s, ...

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New Year, New Face!

I’ve seen a lot of dubious advertisements, but this one takes the cake. This advertisement is placed on the back of the passenger’s seat of many taxis in Shanghai. Can you guess what it is for? It’s an ad for Reyon, ...

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Behold… The UBIcycle!

Since last Friday, Hélène and I have moved one step closer to being true Shanghainese. Case in point, the above image. Yep, it’s a Ubisoft-branded bicycle! The red one is Hélène’s, and the blue one is mine. (Hence the red ...

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