Shanghai ∙ Lifestyle ∙ Travel
This weekend was travel time, wohoo! Robert had some business to take care of in Xi’an, so I had the opportunity to tag along and check out this famous-ish ancient city located right in the middle of China (which is pretty fitting since it’s said to be the most “Chinese” city in the country). Xi’an…
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Tailoring clothes is definitely one of the best affordable luxuries that comes with living in China. You can have pretty much anything made or your favorite clothes copied for a very reasonable price. Shanghai has a few fabric markets where most tailors keep shop. Robert and I recently visited the South Bund Fabric Market (南外滩轻纺面料市场), which is…
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A few years ago I had a unique opportunity to live in Chongqing for a year, one of China’s megacities that not many outside of China have ever heard of. Today Chongqing is one of China’s four direct-controlled municipalities together with Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, but it used to be a part of Sichuan Province, which…
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School started this week, woohoo! I’m super excited because this is what I have wanted to do for a couple of years now – study Mandarin full time and become really awesome at Chinese! It hasn’t been a realistic dream while living in Copenhagen (both from a financial perspective and learning environment-wise), but when our…
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Chinese food, as I’m sure you’re aware of, is pretty famous all over the world. However, the food served in China often tastes and looks very different from the Western version that so many of us are used to. The real deal also varies A LOT depending on where you are within China, as different…
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It’s been a little over a week now since Robert and I arrived in Shanghai. The feeling is still fantastic, but there’s definitely a lot to take in, learn and get used to. Here are some first impressions and observations from the first week in our new city: It’s getting really, really hot and humid…
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What does midsummer look like in China? Pretty good I’d say, especially if you’re celebrating with the Swedes! A big thanks to the Swedish Young Professionals for throwing a brilliant midsummer party last night at the Four Seasons Shanghai. What an awesome night it was with sill, snaps, songs, soap bubbles and polaroids. Already looking…
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After only a few days in town I can see that the health and wellness trend has not only reached Shanghai, but exploded here. There seem to be endless options of gyms, fitness studios, juice bars and healthy eateries everywhere. I’m pretty excited about this as I try to maintain a somewhat healthy lifestyle, and…
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We made it! After a long day and night of traveling Robert and I finally arrived in Shanghai, our new home. The trip went really well and all of our 8 suitcases made it all the way, yay! Our flight was from Copenhagen via Helsinki with Finnair, which is the fastest and best way to…
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In the beginning of March it was finally confirmed. We’re moving to Shanghai! Back to China! Omg omg! My husband Robert and I have been dreaming of a chance to move to Shanghai, and here it is, suddenly, just like that. Unbelievable! We were counting on arriving in Shanghai in the beginning of May,…
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