In the huge covered, outdoor market in Chishui, a dentist sets up shop and performs a wide variety of dental needs and operations, for all the world to see. Open wide! Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel…
Fabulous late night traveling circus in Nayong, Guizhou, complete with magicians, Punch and Judy puppets, Chinese song and dance. Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel and cultural highlights from his book and journey, 44 Days Backpacking in…
Lake Erhai, where Dali is located in Yunnan. Taken from the Zhonghe Temple in the Canshan Mountains, at 2,600 meters above sea level. Dali is 600 meters below, along the lake. Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel…
A look along the totally isolated, deserted path in the primeval forest of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountains, outside Lijiang, Yunnan. Photo from the book, 44 Days Backpacking in China, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel and cultural highlights from his book and journey, 44 Days…
Will I ever get there? (image by 3.bp.blogspot.com) The owner/editor of a popular weekly magazine in Beijing challenged Jeff J. Brown, author of 44 Days Backpacking in China to answer personal questions about books and what literature, writers and genres mean to him. Some of his answers are quite surprising and revealing, and…
In the mountainous no-man’s land along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan? (image by Press TV.) I was interviewed this weekend on Press TV, about the missing MH370 mystery. They didn’t like my casual 44 Days press photo, the one in the book. so, they googled my name and found the article I…
Dear Hacker: 44 Days in Sinoland is here, there, everywhere! (image by faithandheritage.com) The post below, about MH370’s whereabouts must be getting close to the truth. Last week, someone hacked my website, removed the offending article, then changed the password, trying to shut me out for good. They were even so supercilious as…
Sinoland Fans: Here is a book review of 44 Days by Deena Stryker, author and journalist, on Oped News: The Real China Behind the Headlines in ‘Forty-four Days’ Enjoy reading… Want a fun, low cost honorary degree in Chinese Studies? Jeff’s book, 44 Days, will have you laughing while learning and…
Delicious, home cooked, fresh and piping hot food is available everywhere you turn when traveling in China. Here is an open air roadside restaurant on the way from Chengdu to Kangying, in Sichuan Province. Photo from the book, 44 Days, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of…
Tibetan faithful praying and chanting around an altar on the banks of the Namo River, in Langmusi, Sichuan, before going into Fairy Cave, behind, to leave offerings of supplication. Photo from the book, 44 Days, by Jeff J. Brown. Listen to Jeff talk about some of the travel and cultural highlights from…
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