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April 30, 2026 Our final leg of this wondrous exploration of China took us to Beijing, their modern capital city of almost 22 million residents. It has, in general, a more staid and bureaucratized feel compared to everywhere else we have been and our hotel this time was situated well outside of the city center,… Read more

April 27, 2026 Next up on our China tour is Xian, located geographically in the center of the nation and considered the cradle of Chinese civilization, as it served as the capital off and on for over 1100 years, starting in 221 BC. With a population of some 13 million, it is still quite a… Read more

April 25, 2026 Chengdu is a city of some 22 million people about a 90 minute flight northwest of Guilin that is the capital of Sichuan province. Renowned in China as a center of comfortable lifestyle and warm hospitality, it is also the home of the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Not to mention… Read more

April 20,2026 The city of Guilin is a bustling metropolis of some 4 million people to the south of Shanghai surrounded by spiked mountains and laced with winding rivers and lakes. For decades we have dreamed of visiting this Chinese scroll painted landscape and finally getting here, it didn’t disappoint.  We boated 4 hours down… Read more

April 17, 2026 Shanghai was much more than we anticipated. It is a world class city in every respect with almost all of its present development achieved in just the past 30 years. Despite having a population of 25 million, it seems a very livable city with excellent infrastructure, ubiquitous urban landscaping of intricate detail… Read more

April 11, 2026 What a fascinating place to visit after braving the longest flight in the world! Lovely people, beautiful varied architecture, public art, impressive gardens, ethnic diversity (Chinese, Malay and Indian), incredible food, extreme cleanliness, safety, health care, housing – really, quite the paradise. But – HOT and HUMID year round. And, the limits… Read more

November 5, 2025 Photos of the local celebration of Dia de Los Muertos in Tepoztlán and a little bit of Mexico City. Click this link to view: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t8dbwjkjeicjwi8nz6bq0/2025-Mexico.m4v?rlkey=473omldsawqnip94l8av4wdxj&st=bnifppys&dl=0 Read more

Palm Springs After we left Joshua Tree we drove up to Big Bear Lake.  On the way there we saw signs of autumn.  Then dropped down in elevation and up (98 degrees!) in temperature for a few days in Palm Springs.  Had a great time; stargazed from the top of the tram (8500 feet). Driving… Read more

October 25, 2025 Click on this link to see the photos from our time in and around Yucca Valley, CA and Joshua Tree National Park: : https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qq37ydpntt1ye5g4gfun8/2025-Joshua-Tree.m4v?rlkey=xy2c0zqij3cwiz3vsepxb0icu&st=xtg3rz59&dl=0 Read more