Apologies – there is no full post this week. I’m working full time at the moment and am struggling to find…
The rise and fall of the Qiao family
Qiao Guifa was the earliest ancestor who made the family rich. He was ill-fated when young, his parents died when…
House of Qiao
We left Xi’an and flew to Tiayuan where on our first day we visited the house of the Qiao family in…
Xi’an day and night
There are a couple of interesting pictures from Xi’an without any words taken during the day and night which I’m adding…
General turned God
From the mausoleum we drove on to the town of San Yuan which is quite a small place (relatively speaking). Here…
Another Chinese Emperor’s Mausoleum
That brings to an end the tales of my 2014 travels and I am working on what adventures to have…
History of Surgery
The Museum of Surgical Science includes a room dedicated to the pioneers of medicine. For daily pictures you can…
Introduction to Surgery
My trip to the Middle East started before I could tell you about one of my finds in Chicago. Now that…
East Coast paddling
Having crossed the Hajjar mountains from Dubai we reached Fujeirah. Its beach is on the Indian Ocean rather than the Persian…
Up in the hills of Arabia
The Hajjar mountain range with its numerous fresh water springs passes through the emirate of Sharjah, inland from Dubai. There…
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