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Excerpts from my journal – September 2026

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 […]

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Tiger Leaping Gorge

Trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge in China’s Yunnan province

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We migrants of colour

Speak up, migrants of colour

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Impressions of Guangzhou 2025

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 […]

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Revisiting George Bass Coastal Trail

Revisiting the George Bass coastal trail

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China 2025 – April 23

Fenghuang and Furong

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China 2025 – April 22 and 24

China 2025 – days 7 and 9

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China 2025 – April 21

China 2025 – Day 6

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China 2025 – April 20

China 2025 – day 5

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China 2025 – April 19

China 2025 – day 4

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