Recalling the Rockies
News of flooding in Colorado got me thinking about my two years living in Boulder. The Rocky Mountains are a great memory.
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News of flooding in Colorado got me thinking about my two years living in Boulder. The Rocky Mountains are a great memory.
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Guangxiao Temple in Guangzhou was the first Buddhist temple I visited in China, but it was only one of many from the years I spent in Asia.
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Bars in Reykjavik had games of chance in the form of a wheel. The bartender will spin the wheel. If you’re lucky, you’ll get your money back in drinks.
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To start my Labor Day weekend, I headed for a late afternoon walk on the High Line in New York. Since it opened shortly after I returned to the US in 2009, the High Line park has become my favorite spot in Manhattan–and I’m not the only person in the area who thinks it’s the
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A review of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities from a travel perspective.
Traveler Reads: Invisible Cities Read More »
My photo opportunity with the classic Chinese poet Du Fu while visiting his thatched cottage museum in Chengdu, China.
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A while ago, my friend invited me to dinner at a Korean fusion restaurant. I ordered kimchi fried rice and immediately realized that it would be really easy for me to make at home. A few weeks later I picked up some kimchi from one of the small grocery stores and attempted to replicate that
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In the process of planning a potentially long-term trip through Asia with a lot of uncertainty. There are a lot of options on the table.
Opening Doors to Travel Read More »
Walking behind Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland on a rainy day. The last waterfall I saw on my journey through Iceland.
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On my first day among the Hakka tulou in the Fujian countryside, I wandered through fields that were not on the tourist maps (if there were maps anyway). Shortly after wandering away from the road and the water buffalo that filled it, I came across this dilapidated house. Houses around it were still occupied, but
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A few weeks ago, a friend posted on Facebook that he and his relatives couldn’t use their season tickets for a Yankees game and were looking for someone to take all three seats. I got my brother and friend to go along–my friend and I had been talking about going to a Yankees game for
At the Ball Game After 20 Years Read More »
A calm reflection on a clear lake in Jiuzhaigou National Park in China.
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Two days enjoying the natural beauty of China’s Jiuzhaigou National Park during a national holiday can be overly crowded, but still worthwhile.
Journey Through Jiuzhaigou Read More »
In Boston, I stopped at Copley Square to walk around Trinity Church, one of the most beautiful buildings in the US.
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An exquisite 10-course Italian dinner at 15 Fox Place in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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