Into every summer vacation a little rain must fall - or a lot of rain, in my case when I went to Beijing to teach a university course. Howe...

Everything begins with a departure and an arrival. For my summer trips to Beijing to teach a university course, every year is the same. Get...

Because there is likely to be some bad news every week, I cannot delay further telling about my little summer vacation. Apologies to those w...

As many of my dear readers may be aware, I was on vacation last month.  That is my story and I'm sticking to it.  Actually, I was workin...

As many of my dear readers may be aware, I was on vacation last month.  That is my story and I'm sticking to it. Actually, I was workin...

As a writer, I often set up my hero as a stranger in a strange land. Perhaps that's because I know so well what that feels like. Whenev...

As many of my readers may be aware, I was on vacation last month. That is the story I wanted everyone to believe, and it really seemed to w...