A Journey Through Time in Xi’an
In June this year, my wife Rosa and I embarked on a private tour to the ancient city of Xi’an, a place where history whispers through every corner and tradition…
A VISIT TO THE U.S. CAPITAL BRINGS ECHOES OF THE PAST WITH PULSE OF THE PRESENT
LOS ANGELES — In the heart of spring, beneath the canopy of cherry blossoms, our journey to Washington, DC began. Rosa and I, accompanied by our daughter Helen and our…
CHINA’S ANHUI PROVINCE SENDS TOP LEVEL DELEGATION TO THE U.S. TO PROMOTE CULTURAL & TOURISM EXCHANGES
LOS ANGELES – China’s Anhui Province has sent its deputy governor to the United States to promote cultural and tourism exchanges between China and the U.S., a move explained by…
EXPERIRENCING THE CHARM OF HOKKAIDO AND NORTHERN JAPAN
The air in Sapporo (札幌)was crisp and invigorating, with a hint of the coming winter as I embarked on my journey through Hokkaido （北海道）in late September, 2023. I first heard…
FROM “ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME” TO THE SILK ROAD, ITALY IS A MUST-SEE COUNTRY
There are thousands of reasons to visit Italy – the Colosseum, the Leaning Tower, the charming Venice. But to me, a proverb I learned when I began to learn English…
EXPLORING PERU, A COUNTRY FULL OF UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
What attracts me to visit Peru during the Covid 19 pandemic is certainly Machu Picchu, the New Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll in 2007. However,…
THE CHARM OF CROATIA AND SLOVENIA OVERSHADOWS THE FEAR OF THE PANDEMIC
LOS ANGELES – Walking on the streets of the oldtown in Split, a small city in Croatia where the Diocletian Palace is situated, we were among the few tourists with…
A VISIT TO A ONCE NUCLEAR ARMED MISSILE LAUNCH SILO IN SOUTH DAKOTA
In a recent visit to Rapid City in South Dakota, while my main target was to view Mount Rushmore where the statues of four U.S. presidents were sculptured out of…
THE LAND OF GLACIERS AND VOLCANOES ATTRACTS ME EVEN WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER
LOS ANGELES – To go or not to go, that remained a question that had been haunting me for some time. But Iceland, a land with both glaciers and volcanoes,…
Tour Bryce Canyon Before Coronavirus Pandemic Is Over
By George Bao Most people prefer to stay at home when the whole country, even the whole world, is fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. However, I took a rare move to…