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By BobP HIGHLY RECOMMENDED : We just spent a lovely Sunday afternoon in the wonderful XVIIIth century Bagatelle gardens in ...

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By Bob P One of the most odd and awe-inspiring spectacles I have attended was in Cappadocia this week with ...

By BobP Otherworldly, historical and moving – these are the adjectives that come to mind after my trip to Cappadocia ...

They say, if you want 2000 years of Chinese history, go to Xian, for 1000 years, go to Beijing and ...

Beijing has become avant-garde, in its own way. We already posted about the art scene – now a bit about ...

WOW – That was scary. May 12 at 2:38pm we were in Terra Cotta Warrior Pit #3 near Xian when ...

It was the most extraordinary gala dinner I have ever attended. Twenty-six of us, dressed in gold silk jackets hand-tailored ...

Built by the Russians in the early 1950s as part of a war-reparations deal with Germany, the large-scale state-owned plant ...

May 23 – Spent a lovely weekend here in the valley of the Kings, fine wines and gourmet fare. This ...