The Real Value of Yangshu
A kayak beats a tour boat any day Odd, no bicycle in between At least the runway is paved Nice view from his desk Don’t rock the boat! Into a woman-driven taxi (an odd sight for me) we jumped, showing our tickets and making fast revving engine noises in a…
Read MoreLooking Up While Floating Down the Yangzi
In eight years its gonna be a scuba tour of the Three Gorges Getting a tow upstream Beautiful, eh? Ma and I are now in Wuhan, the terminus of our Three Gorges boat ride from Chongqing, and in need of a neck massage. No, the neck aches are not from…
Read MoreSweating in Xi’an With Ma
Two thousand years after Qin Shi Huang a kite calmed the Chinese Ma and I hotpot An archer, still at attention A general in full splendor The last time I saw my folks was the last time I was in the USA; Christmas 1998. I’m a good son though, for…
Read MoreYou Said, ‘Don’t Worry About It,’ So I Didn’t.
I really should’ve fallen for a French girl! Yes, I was in the doghouse I was singing the Blues too She wants to be ‘protected’ Japs have prenuptials ready All smiles by Wednesday The logic was simple but the argument was not. Essentially, I loaned Jingmei a chunk of money…
Read MoreLonely in a Shinjuku Crowd
If I’d only found the dirty schoolgirl panties vending machine, I’d be a happy man! Shinjukus neon canyons I was Number 8018 The Wonder Twins activate Ever see ‘Blade Runner,’ the futuristic thriller with Harrison Ford? Remember the city the movie took place in? Well I lived it this weekend….
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