One of the more popular features here at noboundaries.org, is the randomly rotating travel quotes that appear in the right-hand column of the homepage. These are quotes I’ve gathered during my three-years of work planning and researching my trip, as well as others passed along to me by friends. Since planning a trip around-the-world must always start with a bit of inspiration, I share these quotes with you in hopes that they do just that for you.

I’ve been getting a lot of email requests that begin “So there was this quote on your website…” and end with “but it disappeared before I could write it down…” So, today we introduce a new feature on the presently “under construction” redesign of the noboundaries.org site: a single page containing all the quotes that have ever appeared in the quote section of the front page.

If you’re a regular reader here at noboundaries.org, the truth of the matter is, you’re reading stories about China, but I’m not in China at all—in fact, I left China three months ago.

(Xun Zhou, China) Everyone likes to save money, right? Of course, that’s why American’s invented Walmart and people worldwide flock to Ikea. During my visit to Xun Zhou, I got a pretty good lesson in why those stores are so cheap.

Shot in Xun Zhou, China, the rural fishing village I visited, it’s my version of MTV Cribs: China. See the video What It’s Like To Walk Though A House In A Rural Fishing Village In China.

Located on the southeast coast of China, Xun Zhou is a rural fishing village whose inhabitants make their living farming fish, clams, vegetables and rice. I spent a five days there as a guest of the Zheng family, who graciously invited me to experience life in rural China (and being reported the first American to ever visit the island). See a collection of my photos from the village here.