Ceremony in China commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Hump
A ceremony was held yesterday in Kunming, China, to honor the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Hump airlift. British, American, and Chinese dignitaries ...
Month: March 2012
Rudy Maxa, The Savvy Traveler, and China’s Wings
This morning, Rudy Maxa, aka “The Savvy Traveler,” posted a nice review of China’s Wings in the “Travel Minute” section of his web...
China’s Wings events in Sacramento and Davis, Sunday, March 25
I’ll be giving my China’s Wings slide show, speaking, and signing books at The Avid Reader bookstores in Sacramento and Davis this coming Sunday, Ma...
Today, the 81st Anniversary of Bond’s arrival in China
Today, Saint Patrick’s Day, is the 81st anniversary of William Langhorne Bond’s arrival in China, in 1931. It has been a thrilling week for China...
China’s Wings and The Atlantic
Last night’s China’s Wings event at Bookshop West Portal in SF was a major success — we sold out the store. Thanks to all the friends and CNAC...
China’s Wings live radio interview with Rudy Maxa, “The Savvy Traveler”
I did a live radio interview with Rudy Maxa’s radio show early on the morning of March 3. He was a lively, well-informed interviewer, and although I was s...
CNAC luggage labels and an airline poster
Photos of a collection of CNAC luggage labels, timetables, and posters
Kiwi climbing hero Athol Whimp
Athol’s great partner Andrew Lindblade emailed this picture to me this morning. Andy took it in February 1999, in Venice, California, when he and Ath had ...
China’s Wings piece at Rock & Ice
Alison Osius at Rock & Ice magazine wrote a brief article about how a lead that Charlie Fowler provided me in 2002 led to me discovering the story of Willia...