TravelEd – my sites for China travel
March 2018 These are sites and services I can recommend for travel in China. But before you go: Critical web`tools and apps Be sure to download at least 2 free VPN before you leave home, maybe even a paid service. So many sites you are used to are blocked: Google, Facebook, …. Be sure to get a China sim card in the airport and let … Continue reading TravelEd – my sites for China travel
From FuturEd to TravelEd
From FuturEd to TravelEd – here’s my emerging travel website and blog philosophy. Well, it’s maybe not a real philosophy – it’s the sum of “5W and H” I blog today in February 2018. I say this because by blog/website is new, so I get new ideas and make changes every day it seems. Today, I have been challenged to put this in writing because … Continue reading From FuturEd to TravelEd
Tulou – Fascinating Fujian Forts
The Fujian tulou, from where I live in Hefei, are a 6 hour high speed train, a 1 hour local train, then a 2 hour drive up winding mountain roads under repair. I had concluded I was completely lost when suddenly they appeared as we dropped into a wide, forested mountain valley just before sunset. Large forts, both round and square, 3 or 4 stories … Continue reading Tulou – Fascinating Fujian Forts
The Root Chakra did it.
I think my Root Chakra just popped open. What a revelation! I have been feeling very weird lately and I have found one way to understand it. Through divine intervention, I have just become financially stable – not rich, just free of financial worries – and it is a VERY NEW feeling for me. So new that I’m struggling to adapt and accept my … Continue reading The Root Chakra did it.
Unexpected Funeral in Fujian
While exploring the fascinating tulou in Fujian, I came upon this. I wasn’t sure what was happening. Outside the tulou, there were elaborate floral arrangements. People were coming and going, but I noticed a smaller house in the middle and I was directed to go inside. That’s what made it Unexpected. I have been shooed away from funeral spectacles before. Fascinating – and … Continue reading Unexpected Funeral in Fujian
Arab world Adventurers – my inspiration
9 Historical Arabs who Traveled the World by Yasmil Helal is an inspiring read. It is thought-provoking to learn these adventurers preceded or assisted the European explorers that we study in Western education. Seems to me that we need a new history curriculum… Fundamentally, these adventurers were seeking knowledge rather than economic exploitation. I wish I could find the books they’ve written…. Yasmil writes “Here are some … Continue reading Arab world Adventurers – my inspiration
Long weekend in Beijing – my 2017 pilgrimage
It’s a spring holiday at the university, so I make my 2017 pilgrimage to glorious Beijing. A long weekend in Beijing starts with a 5-hour train trip from Hefei. Photos are hard to capture at 208 kms per hour! This time I am staying at the Lu Song Yuan Hotel in the Banchang Hutong. It’s just off the end of Nanluoguxiang Hutong where I have … Continue reading Long weekend in Beijing – my 2017 pilgrimage
Respect and so much more
“A kiss on the forehead is a kiss on the third eye. It is much deeper than most people realize. It is like kissing the person on their soul, in a sense. You see, our foreheads are not often touched by others. Sure we have our hands held and so forth but our foreheads are just different.” I borrowed this from a FB post, and … Continue reading Respect and so much more
Age of Ambition – Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos
I am always learning about China because China is always changing. Five years now, I have been spending time in Enchanting China, but each time it feels like a different place! To keep up and to understand, I read, and here’s a book I really recommend: Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos. “In 1949, the average life expectancy … Continue reading Age of Ambition – Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos
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