An American Abroad
Yuxi has generally stayed out of the way of history since its founding in 960 AD. No famous battles were fought here. Yuxi has never been a vital commercial or political city. One of its claims to fame, though, is that it is the home of the ancestors … [Continue reading]
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Mondays and Tuesdays are my days off, my virtual weekends. I took advantage of that fact on Tuesday and took a walk from my apartment to the older part of town and back. Walking is my sole mode of transportation for now and I enjoy it always. Here … [Continue reading]
I now have a home in Yuxi, a two-bedroom one-bathroom semi-furnished apartment on the 18th floor of a brand-new 24-story high-rise. What’s more, I now have WiFi, which will put me back in communication with the outside world. It wasn’t easy … [Continue reading]
I was out the door of my hotel at 7:30 this morning accompanied by my employer’s bilingual welfare officer. A hired car took us to Kunming, about an hour north of Yuxi, so that I could have the medical exams needed for my work visa. I was … [Continue reading]
I took a walk at 9:00 this morning down Wenhua Lu, which judging from what I have seen so far is somewhere between the most upscale and the poorest parts of town. … [Continue reading]
I’ve now been in Yuxi almost two days--nowhere near enough time to really know a city, but enough time to form first impressions. I’ve never been to a city as large as Yuxi (1.5m people) that has as many trees. There are broad boulevards lined … [Continue reading]
I must be the only person in the world to set out for Tierra del Fuego and wind up in south central China. For over a year, I'd been planning a motorcycle journey through the Americas, from Toledo all the way to the Argentine city of Ushuaia. I'd … [Continue reading]
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