by David | Jun 14, 2007 | culture, economics, travel
I was dozing off while watching CNNi the other day and half-asleep, I caught this headline, “Wangs outnumber countries” on the crawler. Snapping to attention, I learned that the billion-plus mainland chinese are overwhelmingly named one of just 100...
by David | Jun 14, 2007 | photo, travel
even in Hong Kong. This is 4:30am or so, a bit before sunrise.
by David | Jun 13, 2007 | travel
How cool is this? A site that maps out great circle paths across the earth. Disclaimers aside, it gives a good idea of the most direct path from here to there. In other mappy news, this page answers the burning question, “Where is the largest island in a lake on...
by David | Jun 13, 2007 | culture, photo, travel
7am and 80 degrees already. It’s too early for the crush of commuters that will be surging from the train and ferry terminals soon. As I walk along the elevated walkways I pass old women doing tai chi and old men doing nothing. At an outdoor pool, young men swim...
by David | Jun 13, 2007 | travel
but it doesn’t look so bad outside, at least not from inside…
