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Excerpts from my journal – September 2026
Posted on October 17, 2026 Leave a Comment
A keyboard writer of many years, I want to find out if handwriting inspires me differently, if different thoughts or ways of expressing thoughts spring up in my head. I’ve left my laptop at home and unwrapped a notebook I bought in Kunming earlier this year. The Amex lounge works only because it is better […]
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Posted on May 31, 2026 Leave a Comment
Trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge in China’s Yunnan province
Impressions of Guangzhou 2025
Posted on December 4, 2025 Leave a Comment
12 September Surrounded by Chinese people, I am among those of my ilk. I do not detect anywhere a sense of entitlement, instead an overall predisposition towards satisfaction with their lot. Proving again on this longish flight to Guangzhou. I could not be happier flying China Southern, official airline of Southern China, Guangzhou its major […]
China 2025 – April 17
Posted on May 12, 2025 Leave a Comment
Good morning Xiamen. It’s early, very early. Heeding the stern advice of yesterday’s bus driver, we are catching the 4:40am bus to the airport for our 7:15am flight to Changsha. I feel fresh even though I couldn’t have slept for more than three hours. The Goldilocks weather is neither hot nor cold. We reach the […]
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