lehaneb

"I love coffee"

Bill Lehane

28 / Male

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

About lehaneb

Budding Member | Member since 11th Jan 09

Citizenship: Ireland
Website: Bill Lehane.com
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Journalist/writer
About lehaneb:

blogger, journalist, teacher, traveller, writer.

Fresh from six months in east China, I'm now living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Hobbies:

Hanging out with Megan, writing in all its forms, drinking coffee, visiting art galleries and churches, seeing the world.

Favourite places:

Dublin: Crossing the Ha'penny Bridge, Guinness at the Palace Bar, coffee at the balcony café in Bewley's, driving and walking in the Dublin/Wicklow mountains.

Elsewhere: street cafés in Paris, St Mark's Square in Venice, under the sun in Toulouse, on an island beach in Fiji, eating in Italy, gazing up at skycrapers in New York, Tokyo or Shanghai, revelling in the sunshine and clear blue skies of New Mexico, sitting behind a cold beer in countless locations, indeed anywhere probably.

Activity : photos (391) forum (2) guide (414) blog (12) diary (0) trips (8)

Latest Blog Entry

66 reasons the US is better than China

Posted by lehaneb | 2nd November 2009

Well, hello there! In honour of Silly Billy's recent relocation from China to the United States, I thought I'd make this run-down of why life is so very much easier around here. In no particular order - apart from number one, which is number one - here are my 66 reasons why it's better to live on Route 66 than Liyang Jie.

1. Decent brewed coffee is widely and deliciously available.
2. Chairs and tables are designed for people of average Western height and size.
3. The range of edible fast food extends beyond McDonalds.
4. The range of inedible fast food extends beyond KFC.
5. When you want something midway through a meal out, the server will probably come over unheeded and ask if everything's all right. (In China, you have to crane your neck in every direction before screaming 'Foo-yennnnn!' at the top of your voice.)
6. Splashing water on your face does not require bending the knees
7. The toilets don't look like this:

[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/184487/

Continued | Silly Billy