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IDEAS Whatever You Do, Don’t Do the Silent Treatment It can ruin your relationships. By Arthur C. Brooks Illustration by Jan Buchczik MARCH 21, 2024 ATLANTIC Life for a 19th-century sailor was hard: Months at sea were accompanied by constant danger and … Continue reading →

How to Be Happy Growing Older Your future will probably be better than your past. By Arthur C. Brooks Illustration by Jan Buchczik DECEMBER 28, 2023 ATLANTIC  Next to one’s birthday, the passing of the calendar year induces us to reflect on … Continue reading →

7 extraordinary photographers share the stories behind their most iconic images In their new documentary, Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi show how far—or high—photographers will go to get for a picture. In Yosemite National Park, California, Alex Honnold navigates … Continue reading →

REINVENTED HATRED – The New Antisemitism HOW AN ANCIENT HATRED HAS REINVENTED ITSELF IN THE MODERN WORLD BY NOAH FELDMAN   TIME MAGAZINE MARCH 2024 BERLIN, 2023: The words “Never Again Is Now” are projected onto the Brandenburg Gate on the 85th … Continue reading →

CHINA – HUNAN NORTH (Changsha, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangtan) Fenghuang Ancient City (28/03/2008) Heaven Pit and Ground Seam Scenic Spot (29/11/2001) CHANGSHA World Cities and Popular Towns Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Changsha Maglev Express History, Culture, National and City Museums … Continue reading →

Visa. For the Vancouver office, go online to https://www.visaforchina.cn/YVR2_EN/. Go to Quick Access and fill out the visa application. Many questions but no downloads. When submitted, get a return airmail with the finished visa including the Confirmation Letter. Print off … Continue reading →

I met this man in 1994 while waiting in line for a National Park campsite at the bottom of the Grand Canyon near the Phantom Ranch. We were second in line arriving at 4 am for the permit. I was … Continue reading →

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Sumatra Kalimantan & Jakarta 

PAKISTAN – KYBER PAKTUNKHWA SOUTH (Peshawar, Bannu, Swat, Swabi) Visa. Very easy on the government website https://visa.nadra.gov.pk. They initially required a LOI from my hotel but my initial reservation receipt was not well done – I redid it and the … Continue reading →