Asia

Caroline Casey: Beyond Limits

Adventure as a concept is too often relegated to the realm of make believe, of epic wanderers, of exotic locales and death-defying incidents. To be sure, adventure -- festooned in all of its children's book glory -- includes these colorful illustrations. But it also includes much, much more.

Adventure is a choice and a world view and a lifestyle. Adventure is a paradigm through which all decisions, all hopes, all fears, all ambitions and failures and risks and victories are transformed into vibrant opportunities. Adventure is a daily attack against sleep walking. Adventure is choosing to be totally 100% alive!

China's homegrown wine scene

My two previous visits had been in 2002 and 2008 and on the second I had been deeply depressed by the fact that, while the rest of the world was making better wine with every vintage, the quality of the Chinese wine seemed to have stagnated.

Brunch at Shanghai's M on the Bund

M on the Bund
View from M on the Bund in Shanghai

Shanghai's M on the Bund

Shanghai's M on the Bund

Lost Heaven, Shanghai, China

Lost Heaven, Shanghai, China

A sybaritic day in Shanghai


Yunnan folk cuisine at Lost Heaven in Shanghai, China

Shanghai: pork xiao long bao

Xiao long bao
Steamed pork xiao long bao at Din Tai Fung in Shanghai, China

Kiyoshi Yamashita: Japan's Naked General


Kiyoshi Yamashita on Ebisubashi Bridge, 1955 (Photo from Wikipedia)

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