Thoughts on Our Hot Spring VisitsÂ
This has certainly been hot spring season for us with the chance to visit both a Chinese hot spring park and a Japanese hot spring bath house. A month ago, we signed up for a trip with West China tour group to visit a couple wineries outside of Beijing (a [...]
This afternoon, thanks to Imagethief’s blog, I became aware of a new and growing problem related to Avian Flu. Apparently, since farmers are culling so many birds over bird flu threats, the number of geese available to provide feathers for badminton shuttles is decreasing. I guess I picked the wrong time to take up badminton. [...]
Once again I’m amused by how the Weather Channel describes the Beijing weather. “Blowing Dust.” Doesn’t that describe the conditions here every time there’s a breeze?