Shanghai is hopping...
We visited the Jade Buddha Temple, the Yu Yuan Gardens, the Bund on the Huangpu River, the Arts and Crafts Research Institute, and of course we went shopping. Here are some...
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Month: March 2016
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China Thursday, March 31, 2016 Greetings from Shanghai! We have spent the better part of two days exploring this City,...
Read MoreXiamen China
We spent a little time in the Port city Xiamen, which is a kind of a Gateway to China. It's in a special economic zone and with 4 million people is a pretty big deal. By comparison, I think...
Read MorePhotos from Hong Kong
Hong Kong, like New York, never sleeps. Here are some photos from the day and a half we spent there....
Read MoreHa Long Bay
We piled onto a junk with some friends to sail on Ha Long Bay, a UNSECO world heritage site. The bay is dotted with fishing villages at the base of some of the rock / island formations and it...
Read MoreCentral and Northern Vietnam
Friday, March 25, 2016 South China Sea We spent the last 2 days in central and northern Vietnam - they are quite...
Read MoreChan Mae Viet Nam
A visit to Chan Mae included stops at Hoi An, Dan Nang and China Beach. It is officially dubbed Marble Beach, but the official name is ignored in favor of China Beach. Here are some photos that...
Read MorePurim and Brussels
What a day it has been; We started the day with a lecture about ISIS from an excellent journalist, Stephen Cole, who could not have been more vocal about how serious the terrorism threat...
Read MoreSaigon and Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam March 22, 2016 Until this week, my gut reaction when hearing the...
Read MoreThe Mekong Delta
We took a long (7 hour) trip out to the Mekong Delta, which is about a 90-minute drive from Saigon. As usual, motorbikes were everywhere on the roads. In Viet Nam, traffic lights (a rarity)...
Read MoreGood Morning Viet Nam…
Saigon is now officially Ho Chi Minh City but the locals call it Saigon anyway. It very much resembles Paris; not too surprising since much of the architecture is from the French colonial...
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