Living With the Locals:...

Today’s Post by Ken MacAdams It still brings a smile to my face when I recall our morning experience. Like the locals, we’d trekked down to the nearby street market. Every day, from 6 to 9 AM, the main thoroughfare two blocks from our apartment turns into a street market. Each time...

Living With the Locals ...

Today’s Post by Ken MacAdams It was an Indian summer day; warm, sunny, and no excuses to be inside! The locals thought so also… What better way to rub shoulders with the locals, than to go where the locals go? Fengqing Park is a mile walk from our apartment, a nice leisurely stroll...

Greetings from Baoji, C...

Today’s Post by Ken MacAdams Reclined in my seat, I spot a scrolling marquee at the front of the coach spelling out, in English, “Speed 250 km/h.” I’m flying low across China on one of their high speed trains. This network of high speed rail lines brings many of the far...

Wordless Wednesday #22:...

Today’s Post by Alan Deakins Equipment: Panasonic Lumix GX80 Lens: Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH Lens Web Site: www.alan-deakins.com A reminder: If you would like to have one of your images featured on Wordless Wednesday, please contact us via the CONTACT button above and...

Making a New Friend in ...

Today’s Post by Ken MacAdams It’s been seventeen years since I first visited China and Xi’an was one of the stops. Western tourism was just in its infancy but since then, there has been an incredible transformation within this nation, as China races to embrace modernity....

A Little Visit to Night...

Today’s Post by Ken MacAdams I stand in the darkening twilight before the towering South Gate, at one time the main entrance to the ancient City of Xi’an. My camera, mounted on my tripod stands by my side. I close my eyes, and try to imagine life here 700 years ago, in the height...