Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
(foil mustachio) But you MUST pay the rent! (foil hair bow) But I CAN’T pay the rent! (foil mustachio) But you MUST pay the rent! (foil hair bow) But I CAN’T pay the rent! (foil mustachio) But you MUST pay the rent!(foil hair bow) But I CAN’T pay the rent! (foil bow tie) I’LL pay…
Chris had to work New Year’s Eve…well sort of. He had to do a little bit of work but mostly was just required to be on base all night in case someone did something stupid. Surprisingly, no one did! So we had a great time with all our friends at the officer’s club casino night…
Anticipation (and security) ran high for Japanese Emperor Akihito’s annual New Year’s greeting, one of two times annually the public is allowed inside the Imperial Palace grounds. I recommended this New Year activity in this article I wrote for the local paper.Apparently his speech included a wish for the financial situation of his country to…
Beijing feels wild—over the edge to the tune of Cairo and other forgotten cities where back alleys get you lost in time as well as off the map. And there’s no better time to go then the dead of winter, when frosty temperatures means practically zero tourists, crystal clear air (in a city infamous for…
We told our guide we wanted to see the Beijing 2008 Olympic sites if possible, so we stopped for a photo op of the Birds Nest and the Water Cube last week in Beijing. In the theme of it we went ahead and sung the Olympic intro song they played at the beginning and end…
A week or so ago I had that great, beyond-productive day that included carrying a briefcase…or purse…full of cash through the train station and covertly delivering it to spies…I mean my landlord. In the spirit of the Far East, today is the Yang for that Yin or something. Our rent was actually due yesterday–Sunday–which presents…
I have an alabaster vase that produces a happy, satisfied smile every time I see it. I saw it in a dusty shop on the second floor of the Khan in Cairo with a friend, decided days later I would like it and somehow found my way back to the shop and bought the thing…
