View from Our Balcony

At sea

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July 29th 2013
Geo: 23.1808, 118.356Another lazy day at sea. Another visit to the laundromat (but no drama this time). Another chance to spend the day reading and relaxing. The show for the evening was a comedian, Jeff Nease. He was okay. The theme seemed to be the problems encountered when traveling. Some of the jokes made me smile; some were a bit old. But he tried hard, and the audience was generous wit ... read more

Asia » China » Fujian

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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