Writes of Passage

WIP … My reviews on TripAvisor (map) and Yelp, mostly for US, China and Europe.

2019

• May, Paris & Frankfurt
• Jan, Sea Cliff

2018

• Nov, Hyde Park
• Sep-Oct, Sunken Meadow; O’Keeffe @ NYBG; SSS Museum
• Aug, Philadelphia; NY-Montauk; Hemlock Farms
• July, Green-Wood n New England
• June, Central Park & Mid East @ the Met; Hallockville Museum Farm
• May 30, Fraunces Tavern® Museum
• Mar-Apr China
• Mar 9, orchid @ NYBG
• Feb, the South Huntsville n Atlanta; the Wild West, LA, SD, SF

2017

• Aug, Tanglewood
• June, Europe
• May: Coney Island, Philadelphia & Princeton; New York, S Cairo & Albany
• Apr, NYBG @ Belmont; High Line n 7.5 miles
• Mar, Untermyer Gardens; Los Angeles
• Jan, New Year day at the park

2016

• Oct, tennis in China ^7th
• June, Buffalo Letchworth
• June, Providence, RI
• May-Jun, New York and the World Stamp Show
• May, The graduations
• March, Hong Kong, Taipei, China^6th
• Feb 4-7 DC
• Jan 24: snowy in New York

2015

• Dec 12-15 Huntsville AL
• Nov 17, Caumsett state park, Crab Meadow, Cold Spring Harbor
• Napa & Sonoma – winery trip and more,  Sept 26 – Oct 5
• August DC and upstate
• May Philadelphia & DC and upstate NY
• Philadelphia, Mar 11-12
• Central Park, Feb 27

2014

• Buffalo, Nov 7-9
• Georgetown @ DC, Oct 17-19
• Whing weekend @ North Fork, Oct 10-13
• DC, Aug 17-20, the museum trip
• Germany/Paris/China: 5/22-6/25 – Germany, Paris and  China^5th
• DC/Alexandria in May 8-10

2013

• Buffalo, Oct 10-13: Niagara River; Sabres; sailing race; Hamburg; Goat Island; Geneva; Watkins Glen and the park; Elmira
• North Fork, Suffolk County, July 6
• Washington D.C. May small gardens & Oct

2012

• Washington D.C. Oct
• D.C., August  23 – 28; Rock Creek Park
• China^4th – the genealogy trip, April 3 – 20

2011

• China^3rd – the bonding trip June 27 – Aug 13
• DC, Baltimore: April 8-10 and 19-22

2010

• China 刘姥姥再进大观园 Sept 9-27: Shanghai, ZhenJiang, Yangzhou, JiNan, NingBo, Taipei, Hong Kong
• DC: July 27-28;
• Europe, June 23 – July 25: London, Paris, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Köln, Seligenstadt, Dublin
• Schenectady/Albany, New York, June 4-6
• San Francisco: Feb 13-18; Hyatt @ Embarcadero Center

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2009

• Philadelphia: Oct 10-12; Sheraton at University City
• Nicaragua: May 16-21:
• Boston: April 10-12; Royal Sonesta
• Hilton Head, SC: Feb 15-22; Island Links by Coral Resorts (7630)

2008

• Alaska: Aug 16-23; Diamond Princess
• Vancouver: Aug 14-16; Ramada
• Berkshires Saratoga Spring
• McGaheysville, VA: Apr 18-25; The Summit at Massanutten (3640)

2007

• DC
• Hilton Head, Dec 23-30: 12/24
• Up North, Aug .. : Ithaca, Niagara Falls; Aug 16, Toronto, Lake Ontario at Oswego , Syracuse

2006

• SF Dec Rodin @ Stanford; Robert Chin; Carmen
• Seattle, Nov 7-9; Lucy one yr; Nicker
• Orlando, June 25-July 1: in the pool; MIB ride
• Whistler Canada and Seattle Feb
• San Francisco and Los Angeles, Jan 5-8

2005

• Seattle Nov
• Seattle Summer

2004

2003

• Beijing 北京 July 7 – Aug 22: Tianjin 天津
• Berkshires,

2002

• Dominican Republic

2001

2000

• London, Nov 26-28

1999

• Cap Cod (JFK Jr just died .. )

1998

• New Hempshire ski

1997

• Berkshires

1996

• Hilton Head

1995

• Berkshires, Lee, Lenox, Tanglewoodr

1994

• Cape Cod

1993

• Shawnee Sept

1992

• Bahamas Dec 12-19: Sandpipper

1991

• Austria & Germany Oct 15, 26, 27, a hairy night on the train

1990

• Mexico, Cancun April 24-29 (visa 4/23/1990)

1989

• Italy Nov 1 – 16
• Boston

1988

• Marco Island FL, Sept

1987

• Sept Lake George

1986

• New York
• Seattle
• San Francisco
• New York July 16-22
• Los Angeles July 13-16
• Hawaii July 11-13

1985

• Beijing July 27: Xiyuan Hotel; 西园饭店
• Qingdao July 28 – Aug 1: street fines; 民办小吃档; Mt. Laoshan 劳山
• Shanghai July 1-11: Automotive China’85; Wuxi 无锡, July 7

1984

• Beijing Oct 30 – Dec 23 : XiangShan 香山公园; Yeye at 参政胡同;
• Hong Kong: 5/20 back to HK fm Ffm
• Egypt April 28 – May 5: May 1 Aswan; May 3-4 Luxor; kidnapped in Cairo
• Europe, Zürich; Frankfurt schoolmates; Fasching in Ffm; with Jeremy?

1983

• Beijing,  Oct 3
• Europe Paris, June 24 – Aug 8
• Tokyo, April 29 – May 5

1982

• Europe: Sept 23 – Nov 20 London; Florence, Venice, Milan, Rome Nov 20-27; Athens Nov 27-28
• March HK Song City
• Feb, Beijing

1981

1980

1979

• Hong Kong Oct 13

.1977

• Kunming 昆明: May – August

1961

• July 24, and 31
• more

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