buses and trains
i spoke to a student of mine yesterday and she told me all about her travels in asia during the summer break. she flew to thailand and from bangkok she took busses all the way down to pipi and krabi,...
View Articlethe olympic flame
another reason to hate the olympics: The relay of the flame from Greece to the site of the modern games had no ancient precedent and was introduced by Carl Diem, with the support of Adolf Hitler, at...
View Articlesally mclellan – a true olympian
i know it’s been done to death already, but i wanted to talk about sally mclellan. her silver in beijing got the world talking. the 21 year old aussie celebrated like she’d won the gold, surprising...
View Articletravel diary – day 185
day 181 – i booked my train to beijing and a terracotta warrior tour. i walked down to the drum tower and took some photos. then i walked around the muslim quarter, bought some dried pineapple, took...
View Articletravel diary – day 190
day 186 – i got an early start today. i got a cab to the train station and began the trip to ulaan bataar. i shared a compartment with two guys (nick and van) and we chatted a lot to pass the time....
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photos from china
top – a guard and chairman mau – close up middle – the terracotta warriors bottom – a guard at the forbidden city
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