Firstly, thanks for all those who wrote in with support and good cheer. Dad, Mom, Laura, Sean, Rob, Heather, Rachel, Scott, et al. I read all of your posts and comments but these cybercafes are slow to load webpages and it is hard for me to always respond immediately ( Read more... )

Tomorrow I will take the rail to Ulanbataar (Mongolia's capital ( Read more... )

Last night I spent my time on one of the unreconstructed parts of the Great Wall. Fanny (from France) and William (from England) let me tag along on their trip to Huanghuacheng. We spent the afternoon first at the Yonghe Gong Lama Temple. There is an incredible Buddha there, carved from a single sandlewood trunk. It is 18m above ground and 8m below ( Read more... )

This computer is less than perfect and it will be my third time typing this. So you'll get brevity ( Read more... )

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alanlovegreen@yahoo.comHi friends. I will be updating this journal with my location and recent experiences as I hit cybercafes along my journey ( Read more... )

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