Archive for 'Travel'
干巴菌 (Gan Ba Jun) Thelephora Vialis
干巴菌 (Gan Ba Jun) Thelephora Vialis is one of the most sought after wild mushrooms in Yunnan. It usually grows in pine forest. Pine needles are often found in the cluster of the Gan Ba Jun. It is very time consuming to clean as the mushroom grows around dirt, rock, twigs. It has to be [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2013 under Food, Travel.
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鸡纵菌 (Ji Zong Jun) [Termitornyces albuminosus(Berk)Heim]
If I need to pick an absolute favorite among all the Yunnan wild mushrooms, it has to be 鸡纵菌 (Ji Zong Jun). Unlike other mushroom, one will only find it with certain local termite mounts. And if one pays attention not to destroy the mount while picking the mushroom, one can come back later to [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2013 under Food, Travel.
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Yunnan Wild Mushrooms
In a person’s lifetime, one witnesses regional and cultural changes. Often what was familiar become not recognizable. People change, places change, yet food seems to be more of a constant. Whether one is sick or homesick, one tends to look to the food in their childhood memory for comfort. Yunnan wild mushrooms are that comforting [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2013 under Food, Travel.
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End of a Journey
Sitting on the hardwood floor of a downtown posh apartment, it does not feel like home, I have to admit, not because the lack of furniture, I am used to that. Instead, I could not help but thinking of my favorite rock from Alaska, which I fished out of a ice-cold river recommended for gold [...]
Posted: January 8th, 2009 under Fulltiming, The Idea, Thoughts, Travel.
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Sleepless in Seattle
Sitting alone in our aluminum tube, surrounded by drying laundary, history channel showing a search for the lost ark, I am sleepless. All curtains drawn, it does not matter where I am, Seattle, Washington or Deadhorse, Alaska.
Posted: October 28th, 2008 under Places, Thoughts, Travel.
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The Alaskan Connection
When a bunch of fresh leafy rhubarbs and a pile of old Alaska magazines landed on our doorstep. We knew we had another friendly Alaskan encounter. In the beginning, I thought people were being extra nice to us because we were special. Two young PhD physicists from another continent, spending their summer in Alaska in [...]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under People, Places, Thoughts, Travel.
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Bear Watching vs People Viewing
The whole summer, we have read and heard bear stories almost every day. We have stopped to let grizzly sow and cub cross the road to graze. We have watched a black bear on a hill slope munching on grass while down below we were stuck in traffic. We have “stalked” a big grizzly on [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Places, Thoughts, Travel.
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Fruit of Labor – In a Land of Abundance
After staying in Alaska for the whole summer, I came to realize that “frontier” is not just about the gold rush, the prospectors, or the untamed nature. It is also about the old way of living, where people and the land could still co-exist in balance, where the life style could still be sustainable, where [...]
Posted: October 3rd, 2008 under Outdoor stuff, Places, Travel.
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The Perfect Beach
Picture this, clear sky with couple of clouds drifting, as far as your eyes can see, the dark blue ocean expands into horizon, and close by, waves are crashing, the mile long white sandy beach are only dotted by colorful seashells, clean and unbroken…
Posted: August 27th, 2008 under Places, Travel.
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The View from Our Doorway
Traveling down in Alaska, we reached Seward, a charming little town 126 miles south of Anchorage. Known as the ‘Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park’, the amazing view to us are just daily life to the locals. Glaciers and countless wildlife are just around the corner. We camped at the Seward Waterfront [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2008 under Campgrounds, Places, Travel.
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