China Adventures – PART 3 – All Work and No Play

Efficiency is Life? When you first arrive in Shenzhen China you will notice a very big sign that states their motto. It says “Time is money, efficiency is life”. I am not sure if the sign is intended for the foreigners like me to let them know what they can expect...

1997-2001 Honda CRV – Used Car Reviews

First Generation CR-V (1997 – 2001) In this video Greg reviews the first generation Honda CR-V which ran between the years 1997-2001. The CR-V is on the Your Car Angel Halo List which are the best used cars that can be bought. This car review highlights the key...

China Part 2 – No Rice, No Problem

What we consider the ubiquitous food of China (rice) seems unavailable. I never see it on the menu and it is never offered. The Chinese it seems, at least in the Guangdong province, do not eat a lot of rice. They make things with rice, no doubt, but they don’t seem to...

China Part 1 – How to get a Product Produced in China

Had I known I would not see a fork (or any other utensil except chopsticks) for the next 10 days perhaps I would have stuck an extra bunch of cutlery in my suitcase. But hey, here I am in the midst of Chinese culture and the food and the way I eat it will just have to...

The 5 Easy Ways to Hypermile Your Hybrid (or any car)

The word Hypermiling was added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2008, they named it “word of the year” . Hypermiling is a term coined by Wayne Gerdes to describe the activity of driving that nets the most miles per gallon. If you are the type of driver that would like to...