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China > Sichuan > Chengdu 22-24 Jan 2010 The famous Sichuan cuisine, ahhh … we decided to look for it ourselves, in downtown Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in China. The only requirement was, it had to be halal. We knew from experience, halal eateries could be found around the Chinese city centres, normally ‘hidden’ [...]
read more» 5 CommentsChina > Sichuan > Chengdu Aboard Flight D7-2626, Thursday, 21 Jan 2010 After grounding ourselves for 3 months due to house-moving, we kick off our 2010 Travel Season with a trip to the city of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province in Central China. Late evening over heavenly Thailand is … ummm … equally heavenly. Golden [...]
read more» 4 CommentsRETRO: Hiroshima and Enola Gay Almost 3 years ago Brig Gen Paul W Tibbets, Jr, died at 92 years of age. Source: Salt Lake Tribune Which brings me back memories of my own pilgrimage to Hiroshima. It was Aug, 2004, during a trip to Japan … I start my journey at Tokyo station, boarding a [...]
read more» 5 CommentsLebanon > Beirut BEIRUT, early December 2008 I find myself aboard a MAS Boeing 777-200, on the way to Beirut on an assignment. Approaching Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport from the north to avoid Israeli airspace, the plane makes a wide arch above Syria and northern Lebanon. It is a smallish country of just 4.2mil [...]
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