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The View from Outer Space

Or A Walk Along a Wall When I was a kid, I remember being told (and of course believing, since adults repeated it with great conviction) that the Great Wall of China was the only man-made structure that could be seen from space. Now, I was going to see it from rather...

Night Flight to China

Followed by A Day Out in Beijing When I finally made my way out Exit B at the Beijing Airport, I was hoping there would be somebody with my name on a sign. There is always something about getting on a plane to head off somewhere that fills me with a mix of mounting...