Hangzhou, China – May 2019 My trip to Hangzhou this time last year was a pretty impulsive one; I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy some cheap flights just a few weeks before departure. I had been to mainland China exactly once before, over a decade ago, and had some pretty strong memories of intenseContinue reading “Tales from the West Lake”
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Finding Peace by the Pacific at Point Loma
San Diego, USA – December 2016 A few years ago I was in San Diego attending yet another conference. I was due to fly out the morning after the last day, but had an afternoon on my own to spare. I decided to venture outside of the downtown area to check out the Cabrillo NationalContinue reading “Finding Peace by the Pacific at Point Loma”
Pulpo and prayers in Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Spain – November 2013 The year I sat my written and clinical physician exams was a particularly taxing one, as anyone who has prepared for them will no doubt know. Thankfully I passed them, and as both respite and reward, I booked a trip to Spain and Portugal, beginning in Madrid andContinue reading “Pulpo and prayers in Santiago de Compostela”
The Prattling Peripatetic 