So yesterday my niece returned from a three-week trip to Kyrgyzstan. She's 8 years old and visited her maternal grandparents for the first time. The best thing about hearing of someone's travels is actually to see her photos. And here are a few she snapped:This yurt is … [Read more...]
Qipaos and book covers
It's no secret I just love qipaos, the form-fitting Chinese dress. And because I'm obsessed with qipaos, I've noticed the publishing industry has taken an interest in them, too.Tonight I had to buy some gifts, so as I perused an online bookstore and clicked on Jennifer Cody … [Read more...]
The Romance of Shanghai’s French Concession
The reason I took to Shanghai so well, more so than other cities in China, was because of the former French Concession. Just look at this quaint street.This map (in Czech, tres cool, n'est-ce pas?) shows the area of the French Concession in relation to the Whampoa River … [Read more...]
Which book title do you like best?
For four years now I've been writing and revising and looking for an agent for my memoir. And for four years I've been calling this memoir Boundary Street.That's a pretty cool photo, right? (I commissioned this photo from the inimitable Randall J. van der Woning in Hong … [Read more...]
The colorful life of Nguyen Cao Ky, 1930-2011
Over the weekend, one of the most colorful leaders during the Vietnam War passed away in Kuala Lumpur. Nguyen Cao Ky was the Prime Minister of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1967.The politics of the Vietnam War is still a touchy subject for many, so I won't go into that. But … [Read more...]
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