MONGOLIA | Thursday, 25 Sep 2014 | Views [696]
ARGALI SHEEP ( Ovis ammons ) ARE THE LARGEST of the world’s wild sheep with rams weighing up to 350 pounds. Our mission is to capture, collect data, collar and release 10 argali and/or ibex while avoiding injury to staff, volunteers and ... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Monday, 22 Sep 2014 | Views [634]
ZAYA’S BACKPACKER HOSTEL WAS PRETTY MUCH what we expected, but less than we hoped considering how nice the Platinum Hotel was. We are sharing a triple with Ann from Lancashire, England and the communal bathrooms with everyone else. ... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Saturday, 20 Sep 2014 | Views [660]
WE ARRIVED IN MONGOLIA A FEW DAYS EARLY to give us time to scope the place out before our Earthwatch gig. Ulaanbaatar doesn’t have much to recommend it, (unless you’ve been in the field for two weeks, as we later learned) just another ... Read more >
MONGOLIA | Wednesday, 17 Sep 2014 | Photo Gallery
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SOUTH KOREA | Sunday, 14 Sep 2014 | Views [541]
NOT ALL MUSEUMS ARE DARK, DUSTY, MUSTY reminders of long-forgotten times. From the outside the National Museum of Korea could easily be mistaken for a museum of contemporary art. Inside it is bright and airy with a three-storey atrium. ... Read more >
SOUTH KOREA | Saturday, 13 Sep 2014 | Views [495]
THE SEOUL METRO IS A SPARKLING JEWEL. For less than two dollars you can ride in comfort almost anywhere on the system and make some (un) necessary purchases along the way. Pesky stains on your favorite white shirt? Bad back? No problem.... Read more >
SOUTH KOREA | Friday, 12 Sep 2014 | Views [604]
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I FLEW on a 747, a plane that has been in operation for nearly 45 years and I had never before flown on Korean Airlines. I am happy to report that between the two we had a wonderful flight from Hong Kong to Seoul.... Read more >
SOUTH KOREA | Friday, 12 Sep 2014 | Photo Gallery
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MYANMAR | Monday, 8 Sep 2014 | Views [587]
I HAVE ONLY ONE REGRET — THAT WE DIDN'T PLAN ON more time in Myanmar. Coming here was an afterthought, another of our “while we’re at it” moments. We weren’t even certain of getting visas in Hong Kong and we ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Saturday, 6 Sep 2014 | Views [508]
THE BOATMAN WAS WAITING AT 6:15 when we finisihed breakfast. We followed him for a kilometer from the hotel through town to his mooring. Nyanung Shwe is hopping in the early morning. People gassing up their motorbikes, shopowners getting ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Friday, 5 Sep 2014 | Views [620]
THE KBZ FLIGHT FROM YANGON LEFT FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLY, as if to make up for all of the late flights in China. It’s only an hour to Heho and another hour by taxi to Nyaung Shwe and the Amazing Nyaung Shwe Hotel which is surprisingly amazing.... Read more >
MYANMAR | Tuesday, 2 Sep 2014 | Views [536]
I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING. “Why would anyone fly on Malaysia Airlines, especially to Myanmar — wherever the hell that is?” The truth is that Malaysia Airlines had the best deal from Hong Kong. And with their ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Monday, 1 Sep 2014 | Photo Gallery
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MACAU | Saturday, 30 Aug 2014 | Views [380]
WE ARE NOT GAMBLERS BUT WITH OUR CHORES COMPLETED we decided to check out Macau, another of the “autonomous regions” China. We’ve gotten to know the metro line from Mon Kok to Tsim Sha Tsui quite well, only this time we had to ... Read more >
HONG KONG | Friday, 29 Aug 2014 | Views [631]
TIBET, AS THE COMMUNIST PARTY CLAIMS, MAY ALWAYS HAVE been a part of China. Despite the Brits abdication, Hong Kong most definitely isn’t. It wasn’t a part of China when Connie visited in nearly 30 years ago and it isn’... Read more >
HONG KONG | Wednesday, 27 Aug 2014 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014 | Views [482]
SHANGHAI MUST BE THE PRIDE OF THE PEOPLES' REPUBLIC. It is the largest city in China, a major port and the up-and-coming financial center of the country. Everything about Shanghai has been intimately planned, from the high-speed MagLev rail ... Read more >
CHINA | Monday, 25 Aug 2014 | Photo Gallery
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CHINA | Saturday, 23 Aug 2014 | Views [635]
WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LONGI TERRACED RICE paddies, also known as the Dragon’s Backbone. We were hoping they would be as picturesque as those we saw in northern Vietnam on that cold and rainy day in Sapa four years ago. But after a two-... Read more >
CHINA | Thursday, 21 Aug 2014 | Views [691]
“NOBODY GOES THERE ANYMORE, IT’S TOO CROWDED.” Yogi Berra could have been talking about any tourist destination in China but it is especially true of the Li River cruises from Guilin to Yangshuo. There is no China Through ... Read more >
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