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Olympics Stabbing in Beijing
August 10, 2008 ·
Several years ago, I took a trip the Davao City in the Philippines. By all accounts, I should not have gone. Davao and Mindanao was considered to be an unsafe place — according to the State Department of the U.S. I think a journalist had been murdered and there was some terrorist activity going on. Whether it was a good or bad decision, I went anyway. I had decided that the likelihood of something diabolical happening was wildly unlikely. Overall, I had a great time.
Beijing and China have no such State Department... [Read more]
Travel News from China
Nutting it Out in Beijing
Precis: If everyone in China were to eat only one serving per year of Chicken and Cashew Nuts, that would add up to 65,698 tons of the delicious nuts being consumed in China... [Read more]
In’s and Out’s of Getting a Tibet Permit
Boulder, CO – July 30, 2008 – With all the travel to China for the
Olympics, the rules have changed to get a Chinese visa, which impacts
many people traveling... [Read more]
Staying Healthy at the Olympic in Beijing
The following is a recent release by the American Lung Association.
WASHINGON, D.C., August, 3, 2008— Air pollution is a serious health issue, especially in Beijing.... [Read more]
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