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Drive to Santa Barbara for biking South. Santa Barbara Brophy brothers Port Huemene – Oxnard. Fishermans Catch with Nick. Santa Monica. Bar Pintxo Dana Point. Harbor grill. Scallops Carlsbad. Nickow Asian fusion San Diego. Michelle and George. Lunch Jane and … Continue reading →

Hotel business excellent, mostly full. Dinner at Bar Pintxo Jambon Serrano Patas Bravas Duck breast with lentils Chicken stew with lime Zarzuala Good local red ale. Nice bike too

Family run Fishermans Catch in Oxnard. Nick, the owner, and his sons are primarily fishing people. Fifty years in the trade. Less than two years ago he got roped into opening a restaurant. Address is wrong in Yelp. Address is … Continue reading →

BTC shanghai day 3 Sunny, yes sunny. Forgot to put on sunscreen. YuYuen garden, longevity for parents, built for his parents by a rich merchant mid 16th century. Pictures in bonus shots sent earlier (as are new area and some … Continue reading →

BTC shanghai day two Overcast Shanghai has borrowed a number of western words. One of my favorite is the use of on sale as an adjective meaning cheap, used for people too. One word not learned is fan. The room … Continue reading →

BTC. Shanghai. One Sunny and clear blue skies when leaving Guiyang. Rain in Shanghai Last evening QB and I took an after dinner walk. On a main streetwepased what appeared to be a largish club (similar in appearance to a … Continue reading →

BTC. Guiyang day two Some sunshine and blue skies Geology lesson on the route to Han village, old Han group, about a two hour bus ride southwest from the urban area. Karst formations and landscape. One of our group knew … Continue reading →

BTC. Guiyang, a bit further west Overcast, some sun peaked through. A visit to a Sunday Miao market in Kaili. Cultural performance in Guiyang Yesterday when I asked one of the Miao leaders in the village if she left the … Continue reading →

BTC. Kaili Overcast Awakening by roosters or good imitations. Lasted at least an hour. Brings back memories of Vietnam and my stay with a farming family. Lecture on minorities in china, visit to and lecture at, traditional medicine hospital, some … Continue reading →

BTC Changsha to Kali A little less overcast We arose early for the eleven hour train ride to Kali through terraced green mountainsides heading towards one of the most sparsely populated regions. About half way we enter Guizhou province, 87% … Continue reading →