With all the leaves getting blown off...

Lives in the Lotus Blossom, Introduction: Off the Ground

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August 7th 2007
Well, vacation in Canada is over and it's back to work tomorrow. Lao-puo and I had kind of an interesting trip back. TRAVEL TIP 1: When flying from the west coast of North America to Asia, snag a window seat on the right hand side of the aircraft. Our flight took us from Vancouver over the Island--right over top of Nanaimo, Courtenay, Campbell River, Port Mcneill, and Alert Bay. The cloud ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Hualien

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more