Kashgar (or Kashi) Far Western China I have snatched half an hour for some recounting. We have been so busy with little spare time and tomorrow we leave China for Kyrgyrstan and living in yurts for awhile. We are in Kashgar, dominated by the Uygur […]
Read MoreLanzhou
Towards the Silk Road Lanzhou is a relatively small industrial city by Chinese standards, only 3 million people, with rich deposits of oil, coal, nickel, chromium, lead, limestone, gypsum and marble helping to explain its rapid development from ‘barren, backward and impoverished’. Set between mountains […]
Read MoreCentral China
Nee how all We are at the internet again this morning for several reasons: 1. to hear from home 2. we begged off from the museum not because of museum burnout but from foot weariness 3. it costs 50cents an hour and 4. it’s too […]
Read MoreBeijing
Beijing Station looms large, its mausoleum grey stone iced with traditional pagodas. Close parking is unavailable and we disembark from our bus some 400 metres away before our group snakes its way conga-like towards the main entrance. Those with wheeled luggage cases have the initial […]
Read MoreAnglicans – United We Fall
The writhings of worldwide Anglicanism are another reason to disestablish the Church of England Aug 7th 2008 From The Economist print edition IN THE end it held together, but only just. The 650-odd bishops who attended the once-a-decade Lambeth conference went home with open schism […]
Read MoreRetirement?
The question is not ‘What do I do IN my retirement?’ . . . rather ‘What do I do WITH my retirement?’ The very word ‘retirement’ conjures up something different for each and everyone one of us. I wonder what it means for you? What […]
Read MoreYou Are Never Too Old!
At 63, Allen Carr had been seriously ill. After a year of self doubt and depression he decided to follow a regime which not only brought him back to fitness, but saw him running the Hastings Half Marathon in 2 hours 35 minutes. Allen Carr: […]
Read MoreThe Dos And Don’ts Of Modern Dating
The dating game may appear to have changed beyond all recognition, but don’t panic, advises Carol Dix You’re over 50 and it’s possibly decades since you ever gave dating a thought. It’s certainly a lot different to what it was 20 – 30 years ago. Internet […]
Read MoreTen Tips For Travelling With Your Partner
1. Expectations: Set the expectations of your travelling adventure together before you go. Communicating your feelings will ensure that those expectations have the best chance of being met. 2. Planning: The ‘dreaming and scheming’ phase of an adventure is almost as fun as the real thing, so plan your […]
Read MoreMeeting The Carbon Challenge? The Place Of Your House In The City
By Juris Geste – posted Friday, 25 July 2008 The Garnaut prescription for dealing with our greenhouse emissions is indeed wicked. Professor Garnaut himself describes the challenges ahead as diabolical, equivalent to “tails I win, heads you loose”. There are all kinds of prognostications about […]
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