Posted in two hippos make an island, tagged Africa, travel on August 30, 2007| Leave a Comment »
In the superb math of the African bush, two hippos make an island.
This much became clear as my wife and I headed with our South African guide to the Krüger National Park landing strip on which a small plane would soon land and whisk us back to Johannesburg and points beyond. (more…)
Posted in two hippos make an island, tagged Asia, China, travel on August 30, 2007| Leave a Comment »
Shanghai is not what one expects.
Miles upon miles of gleaming office towers and hotels overwhelm the visitor who has not been paying adequate attention. In fact, they serve as a metaphor for a China that is hurtling itself into the modern world at something like the 440 kilometer-per-hour pace of its famous magnetic levitation train (Maglev). (more…)
Canter Bridge 