Guangzhou- January / February 2017

Looking south to the Pearl River and the Canton Tower from the 99th floor of the IFC building. After 5pm the bar on the 99th floor is open to all visitors. It takes two elevators to get there. After exiting the 2nd elevator on the 99th floor take a right where you will come to a Y in the hallway. If you go right you will get to the bar which has views to the north along the length of the Mall of the World. If you go left about 25 feet, there is a door to the left that opens to a conference room with floor to ceiling windows with views to the south and west of the Pearl River and the Canton Tower.

China-A new life

January 3rd 2016
Antarctic is done for the time being. Someday I may try to go back to that type of life and travels. But now a new adventure awaits me. It took two years and a forest of paperwork, but now I have a job working as support staff at the American Consulate in Guangzhou, China. Ive been in country for seven weeks now on the start of a two year contract. Every weekend I explore the sights, sounds, cultu ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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