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The other side of Tokyo
There is no shortage of quirky sights in Tokyo. The Sydney Morning Herald describes some more places to see in that crazy city.
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Frilled Shark – a living fossil captured alive
Reuters is reporting that the Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka, Japan, captured a rare frilled shark. These primitive sharks are considered living fossils, looking more like eels than the more familiar shark types and may be found over a kilometre deep. While frequently caught in bottom dredging nets the frilled shark has rarely been seen…
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This way, that way or maybe over there…
I can't make my mind up about our trip to China. I thought I had our plans fairly settled, but the more I read, the more places I want to see. Take Jiayuguan. The Lonely Planet China says that "… the city and its surrounding sights are not so amazing as to merit a special…
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Weird
I do not understand most of haxi.org, but I think therein lies the appeal. The related site BEST BEFORE _/_/_ (click on their image to enter) is modern art online. I like it.
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China in writing
I have been reading as much about China as I can in an attempt to better understand the country that we will be visiting in less than two months time. There is a dichotomy between the guidebooks and the travel tales. The former excites me about the many sights to see, food to eat, adventures…
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New Webworld membership restrictions
Thanks to some further attempts at comment spam new members of allrite's webworld (this site) now need to be manually approved by me in order to join. Register as usual and your account will be approved when I see the email. Unless you are a suspected malicious user, that is.
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