Monthly Archives: December 2010

Happy New Year

This photo shows sunset on Cat Ba Town bay on New Year’s Eve. Have a wonderful 2011. May the world find peace and prosperity.

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see Vietnam, part 2 of trip

See the posts for Vietnam, part two of the China-Vietnam trip. Vietnam

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Cat Ba Photos

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Here are some of my favorite photos in and around Cat Ba Island.

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Arrived Cat Ba

Arrived Cat Ba Town on Cat Ba Island. Took a bus to another bus to a hydrofoil to another bus and arrived after four-and-a-half hours. Found a nice hotel with balcony facing Ha Long Bay. After three days of traveling, it’s … Continue reading

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Vietnam, arrived Hanoi from Nanning, China

We crossed over the border into Vietnam. We left Yangshuo by bus back to Guilin for two hours and took a bus for four hours to Nanning. We stayed at a nice hotel and had a wonderful Cantonese meal. In the … Continue reading

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Internet cafes

Three years ago, Internet cafes were on every corner in China. People were sending emails. Now everyone uses mobile phones and the cafes are for gamers and watching video.

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How my iPhone kept me from starving

In many of the places we visited, no one spoke English. The menus didn’t have any English; they didn’t even have pinyin, only Chinese characters. I started taking photos of dishes we ate and liked. When I came upon a … Continue reading

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