(This was sent to all my friends on June 30th, 2005) I woke up this morning and realized I had slept in a bar. Not a bad way to start to my travels in China. Where am I you might ask ... well, I'm in Ningbo, south of Shanghai. I flew in to Shanghai yesterday...

I have by now gotten out of the LBB Bar in Ningbo (though I was a frequent visitor up until I left on Sunday). My time in Ningbo and Zhoushan was excellent. Not very historic...well, I did see a Buddha painted on a mountain wall, but I got to hangout...

Good news and bad news ... I found Kashmir and the Pakistani border,but was outfoxed by Osama. I have a feeling I was hot on his trail, but I was left in the dust. So it looks like I won't be able to claim the reward money of whatever ridiculous sum his...

I'm a bad person. After having spent so much time in the mountains, desert and off the beaten track I suppose it was to be expected. I just couldn't hack having 1.3 billion Chinese around me and in the airport on my way to Beijing it boiled over. There...