Forget Delhi-belly. Try Last Gastro in Paris as Phillip Kim eats his way around the world.

As a seasoned foodie tourist, I know all too well the consequences of over-indulging. During my twenty years in Asia, I’ve had my share of Delhi-belly, being “shanghaied” by the off hairy crab, or waylaid by pad thai stir-fried in rancid oil down a Bangkok alley. I am wary of e-coli in Hong Kong and local strains of probiotic bacteria in Korean kimchee that can take days to assimilate.

Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has spoken of his nation pursuing the 'Chinese Dream.'  ALR Blogger Fan Dai reflects on dreams and whether they can come true. 

Why has Indonesia adopted Chinese New Year with such enthusiasm?

One of the more remarkable manifestations of Indonesian identity is the relatively recent embrace of the Lunar New Year holiday celebrated by Chinese everywhere. 

Tomorrow brings another day of protest. A phalanx of colour-coded citizens wends its way along avenues named after Kings and congeals around a marble monument to democracy.

Chinese smog is more than an eyesore - it's a deadly blight.

“Mom, are you sure you know what you’re doing?” My son, who came from New York City to help me settle in Iowa City, asked as we drove out of the airport. The freezing December cold was made all the more undesirable by the empty fields that greeted the eye.

This didn’t stop my enthusiasm for sharing a four-bedroom apartment with three students my son’s age. Over thirty years ago, I chose not to share a dormitory with 9 classmates in 5 bunk beds, then missing a huge component of undergraduate life in China. I saw Iowa City as the place to make up for those regrets.