Geert in the USA
My friend Geert, from Gent – Belgium, came to visit for 3 weeks. I took him on 2 roadtrips and in between he spent time in San Francisco. Our first roadtrip took us from Pasadena (LA), via bits of Route…
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Thanksgiving in Beijing
Goodmorning everyone! All is going very well here in Beijing. I visited the Great Wall (Unesco World Heritage) yesterday which was one of ‘those things’ on my list of man-made structures to see. I was in a group with one…
Beijing Nov 23
Hi All! Gorgeous weather here in Beijing: blue skies and cold, but very nice! Saw the main sites in the city yesterday…. but please remind me to not visit a city anymore that is gearing up for the Olympics as…
Weekend in Yosemite National Park
We set off from San Francisco around 4pm; got caught in a bit of traffic; stopped for dinner in our favorite stopover in Groveland and arrived at Yosemite Lodge around 9pm. Although we booked very last minute (as usual) we…