Otto | Project Equator

Birthday Bash

Otto • June 11

I was lucky enough to be born in May so I could hitch a ride on the birthday-in-bali train along with Mom, Tuck, Jones and Dad (Dad celebrated his...

Alchemy

Otto • June 8

Ever since our Mood Food addiction in Yangshuo, China, the Sharples Clan has been looking for healthy alternatives. Once we arrived in Ubud, the...

Gardening Bali-Style

Otto • June 1

Once in a while, I would walk into our garden at home on Mercer Island and think that my parents must be amazing garden visionaries to dream up this...

Oriental Pearl Tower

Otto • May 25

Someone could categorize Shanghai as just another big city with a big population, tall buildings and pollution. Yes, it has all those things, but...

Dumplings

Otto • May 23

A Chinese restaurant chain has consumed our diet in Beijing and Shanghai. I know the first thing your probably thinking – wow, the Sharples have did...

Da Dong Roast Duck, Beijing

Otto • May 18

Imagine this: you are rubbing your chin, analyzing the city with an app that is useless due to the fact that every street name is written in Chinese...

Carving With Your Feet

Otto • May 4

Yes another blog post about Morocco, but its because we missed some things on the blog that just couldn’t be left behind, like carving with your feet...

Tai Chi and Bacon

Otto • May 1

In the countryside of Yangshuo, sat a Tai Chi school with two Tai Chi masters chilling, and teaching Tai Chi. One day the Sharples family decided to...

Thinking of Marrakech: Majorelle Gardens

Otto • April 14

I hopped off the horse drawn carriage, feeling like royalty, and approached the garden. As I peeked over the tall brick wall, I saw bamboo towering...

First impressions of Yangshuo, China

Otto • April 4

I thought China would be the most like Europe or America, with McDonalds, Starbucks, and Pizza Hut, but I was wrong, although they do have McDonalds....