Category Archives: Asia

Many Things in Life…

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Many Things in Life…

We’re In…

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We’re in…

Getting There

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Our first leg was on a new Airbus 380 with a capacity of 526 people. We were five rows behind the pilots and I got a peek into the flight deck.

We had a long enough layover in Frankfurt to have lunch with Steph’s mom, Antje, who lives in the area.

If you can believe it, we give presentations about adventure travel and stand up there and tell people to, “Bring less stuff.” Really, we do.

This can mean only one thing…

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

This can mean only one thing…

Reflections on China

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

A friend asked me for some thoughts on China based on my research and travels. Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/china-reflections.pdf

The Seekers

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

December 25, 2004 It took some time to get our tree this year. We had a couple of abortive attempts, but one or the other of us was just not in the mood. Finally, a few weeks ago, we made …

One Out, One In

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

5 October, 2004  I was watching the GPS count down the kilometers.  We were riding down a dirt road on the outskirts of Beijing. It was a rough track, full of potholes, but lined with twin columns of trees, like …

Fire in the Hole!

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

3 October 2004  “Fire in the Hole!”  I screamed it before I consciously thought about it.  To my right, Dennis, who tells horrific, blood curdling tales of blasting deep in the mines of Colorado, reacted as if he’d kissed the …

The Death of Development

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

7 September 2004    Japan is dying.    Japan, a nation that has existed for thousands of years, a nation that has the world’s most developed infrastructure, a nation that has the world’s most rigorous academic system, a nation with …

Today’s News

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

June 23, 2004  I just read the newspaper for the first time in over six weeks.  That may not seem like too big of a deal, but I’ve been reading the paper every day there wasone available since I started …