by Paul Read | Oct 24, 2023 | Japan, Travel
Tokyo July, 2023 Fujisan Lost in Clouds Tokyo July, 2023 On my way back from China, I squeezed in a visit to tick a few places in Asia off the bucket list. High up on that list was to see Tokyo, at least for a little bit. Like everyone else who has never been there, I...
by Paul Read | Oct 19, 2023 | China, Travel
Tianjin June, 2023 Five Great Avenues & One Rock Museum Tianjin June, 2023 Tianjin is one of those gigantic Chinese cities that ignorant Westerners like me have never heard of. About 14 million people live here: it’s one of the 4 cities in China which are not under a...
by Paul Read | Oct 15, 2023 | England, Locations
Trowlesworthy Stone Circles and Rows Trowlesworthy Stone Circle Just south of Dartmoor, the River Plym emerges from the spongy peat bogs and gains momentum as it flows toward the city that shares its name. During my childhood, my Great Aunt Winifred would often take...
by Paul Read | Oct 14, 2023 | China, Travel
Tibet April, 2023 The Roof of the World Lhasa Shigatse Everest Base Camp Day by Day 2 3 TibetThe Roof of the WorldDay 1 - Getting ThereDay 2 - LhasaDay 3 - Potala PalaceDay 4 - ShigatseDay 5 - Everest Base CampDays 6 & 7 - Yamdrok Lake, Noijin Kangsang My first...
by Paul Read | Oct 12, 2023 | England, Locations
Glastonbury The Quest for the Holy Grail Glastonbury Tor Glastonbury Abbey Gog and Magog White Spring Chalice Well Glastonbury is such an obvious fit for this site that I hesitated to write anything about it, fearing I wouldn’t do it justice. It’s a place that has...
