Joe Lavin
Biographical Info:
Joe Lavin is a freelance journalist and humorist from Cambridge, MA. He has written for many publications including The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and Salon.com. Since 1995, he has also been writing an online humor column at www.joelavin.com
Links of interest:
Joe Lavin's Recent Contributions
Beijing Shopping Spree
Joe Lavin - jlavin [737]
The author goes on a shopping spree in Beijing.
Destinations:
China |
Beijing
Topics:
Shopping
You Need Massage?
Joe Lavin - jlavin [737]
What am I doing in a Gucci shop? It's an accident, of course. Somehow, on my first full day in Hong Kong, I have wandered into a high-end mall. Hong Kong is like this. You'll be walking around,...
Destinations:
Hong Kong
Topics:
Travel |
Shopping
Happy Birthday, Hong Kong Style
Joe Lavin - jlavin [737]
One day, I'm staying in a grimy $9-a-night Beijing dorm room where I'm afraid to touch anything for fear of germs. The next night, I find myself in a suite on the 27th floor of The Peninsula, Hong...
Destinations:
Hong Kong
Topics:
People
Insane Cab Rides and Imperial Splendor in Beijing
Joe Lavin - jlavin [737]
It's late April, and Beijing is certainly not the most popular vacation spot for Americans. The American and Chinese governments are still bickering over the collision of an American spy plane with a...
Destinations:
China |
Beijing
Topics:
Travel
Inside the Big Buddha
Joe Lavin - jlavin [737]
I love the constant crowds of Hong Kong. I love the shopping and the nightlife, but sometimes enough is enough. There's only so much excitement one can take, and so, after a week in the city, I decide...
Destinations:
Hong Kong
Topics:
Travel |
Religion
Other Contributions
| Rubber Dinosaurs and Cadavers |
| On and Around the Great Wall |
| Watching the Horses with Bill Clinton |
| A Geek's Guide to China |
