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BTC Beijing Cool and as usual overcast. Some rain. As a side note. Google plus is blocked by the Chinese firewall on my ipad. Works fine on the Android. Some of you may even have seen the post and pics. … Continue reading →

For the Terry Prachett fans this is, unfortunately, not about “the luggage”, maybe his greatest character. No, it is the story of preparing to take a train. It is Friday morning as I write this. On Saturday morning we take … Continue reading →

Cool in mountains north of Beijing. Great Wall walk. Obligatory. There are four especially popular sections north of Beijing. We apparently did the most popular. Disney like entrance with parking about 15 minutes walk, and many shops away. Steep sections … Continue reading →

BTC beijing Decent amount of pollution. Early morning view from hotel room. Hutongs, low scale historical part of the city. Many are preserved buildings from the Ming dynasty era. There is a peaceful gray haze or morning fog over the … Continue reading →

BTC. Beijing Warm. Quite warm. Hotel has not turned on the a/condition as the warm season has not started. Local conditions irrelevant. Arrived as planned. Hotel an historic one from 1918,renovated. Designed to be part of the cultural experience. http://www.bjdongfanghotel.com.cn/ … Continue reading →

BSNT New Orleans Cloudy a bit stormy, but the storms never came. George advised that we should not miss the Ohr museum in Biloxi. It was an excellent suggestion and a worthwhile visit. The museum is not finished so the … Continue reading →

Tornadoes have passed, intermittent thunderstorms In between storms a few good beach walks. Without the wind and dermabrasion good views and good strolling. Much to my disappointment the hot tub has been closed for two days : inclement weather. Have … Continue reading →

Dinner started with a lagniappe, QB supplied the term, of grilled oysters. The word is of gulf coast origin. From the Spanish. A gift from the bartender. Oysters followed by blue crab, grilled, and then very very large and sweet … Continue reading →

BSNT. Biloxi two Windy with tornado watch, our first, in the evening A very special morning conversation. As many of you know I like to sit down, in this case share a hot tub, with strangers to get their views. … Continue reading →

BSNT Biloxi Yes, now off the trace looking for different balls of string. With 30 miles left to bike, wind advisory, severe, and some extra days decided to see the gulf Coast before going to new Orleans. My total knowledge … Continue reading →