It is a book for every American who hopes to visit China, work in China, or just read about China. He began his career writing for the Minneapolis Star and spent 16 years at Sports Illustrated as a reporter and writer. According to Casey. Kaplan has contributed to The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, The New York Times and The Village Voice among other publications. Robards and Kaplan, who have been married since 1988, divide their time between Northampton , Massachusetts, and Martha's Vineyard.
Extended travel is an iffy prospect, especially for the middle-aged and partially bald.
Your back aches so much from walking around museums that you begin to bend like Winston Churchill in his later years. Your plumbing balks. You get wake-up calls you didn't ask for and can't fall asleep again. Each bunk was supplied with a lumpy quilt and a rough wool blanket propped fan-like against the wall. Gumdrop-green acetate curtains hung from a ceiling track around each bunk.