China… reflections on the rise of this country as a global power

After spending 12 days on our trip to China, I was amazed at what we saw and experienced. The U.S. and China are similar in size but that's where the similarities stop. U.S. population estimate:  313 MILLION people.  China population estimate:  1.34 BILLION people.  Look at this "Superpower Showdown... U.S. versus CHINA" article:  http://www.master-of-finance.org/us-vs-china/ According …

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Goddess Stream & Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

Friday, April 28th... we're thoroughly enjoying the Yangtze River cruise.  Today we woke up early at 5:00 am, dressed into our yoga clothing, and went to the 5th floor lounge for early bird coffee and Tai Chi practice from 6:15 am to 6:45 am. As we finished our Tai Chi session, we looked out the large …

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