Travels Revisited, Wuhan Recall
In Wuhan, 2002, bicycles, often shared, and often carrying large unwieldy loads were the main mode of transport. There were few cars in the provincial …
China
Endangered and Elusive: Yunnan Snub-nosed Monkeys
Like Pandas, the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is critically endangered. Less than 2,000 live in the remote high mountain forests of northwestern Yunnan Province. …
Shangri-La Discovered – A 2015 Highlight
Mt. Kawagebo at dawn. Sacred to Tibetans, each year thousands of pilgrims circle the 22,000 ft massif by foot on a two-week pilgrimage, or Kora, for …
Searching for Shangri-La
Room with a view. Early morning from my room at Tacheng Lodge. Terraces of ripening wheat and beyond, ribbons of smoke from cooking fires
The northwest corner …
Awakened and On The March
Terracotta warriors stand over six feet high. They wear armor made of pieces of stone
When I stood in the vast hangar-like museum at Xian and gazed at the …
Hong Kong Notebook
Sunrise. Looking towards Victoria Peak from the hotel room
My first visit to Hong Kong was time-capsule perfect. Floral frocks, tea at The Peninsula and drinks …