It was a snowy day in Beijing. The markets and streets were still busy. We hit up the antiques area and ran unto some tough bargainers. Then it was on to the Temple of Heaven for a walk around. The park is beautiful in the snow and the marble steps deadly. As we were exiting …
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Beijing
We fought off the urge to sleep and continued our very long day exploring our new hood and eating ducks in Beijing. Lots of bling. Today we are braving the snow to wander around town. It is nice to see the fresh snow, the stuff when we arrived was looking quite grimy.
I just bought a billboard in China
Maybe I’ll see it in a couple weeks… Learn more here: SharkSavers.org And here: WildAid.org
KPBS and the Marine Life Protection Act
I was literally pounding my steering wheel while listening to the KPBS Editors round table butcher coverage of the Marine Life Protection Act this morning. They did minimal research (at best), but were more than happy to speak about it anyway. There are several things which were missing from the discussion or simply incorrect: “Fish …
Wildfires from the air
Photos of the wildfires from the air Flying back from Calgary today we passed by the wildfires north of LA. The plume of smoke was visible from far off, and the fires seem quite close to populated areas.