Its the great wall! The drive there was hilarious because our tour guide seemed to be on a commission for selling Chinese wives to westerners. She said such things as "have you come here for getting wives?" and "we have beautiful wives in China."'

We went to see the olympic soccer stadion from 2008. There are still posters advertising the games in lots of places, including airports.

We were in China for a very small conference, which the hosts put a surprising amount of effort into. Here is the leather-bound program they gave us.

So I ordered a hamburger at a restaurant. Turns out that in Barcelona the bread is considered optional.

Oh the joys of not speaking Spanish.

A wonderful opt-out service.

The airport in Barcelona was huge, beatiful and eerily empty.

Woo hoo! When going on a 12 hour flight, this is exactly the sight I want to see! :)

The Japanese are very polite. E.g. they make sure that no one gets lost in the toilet.

I find warning labels that I cannot read to be strangely disturbing.

In Japan, space is at a premium.

From my room. Sometimes vans would drive by with loudspeakers delivering messages loud enough that I could hear them in my room. Turns out this is a way to advertise political messages in Fukuoka.

When I got to Seoul the hotel was very sorry to inform me that they had over-booked the rooms (aw crap)... so they had to give me an upgrade (yes!).

Your guess is as good as mine.

An interesting take on a salt and pepper set.

The conference dinner was elaborate.

They had quite a repertoire of classic Korean entertainment.

Where can I get a hat like that? Turns out that in Korea it is exceedingly rude to hand someone anything while using only one hand, especially to someone older than yourself, which explains the stares I got when I paid for my groceries.

I was quite impressed by ice statues until I realized that you can make them by throwing a mold in the freezer.

I humbly suggest that they change name to "no woori bank".

Koreans are polite!

Have I got a quest for you!

Some things are the same all over.

The airport in Seoul. Coming home!

This is, I believe, the only publically accessible power outlet in the entire Frankfurt international airport.