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FEMALE PILOT/CAPTAIN OF BHUTAN
The flight into Bhutan is infamously frightful, drawing the breath away, especially for the faint-hearted. Kids who love roller coaster rides, however, might enjoy the

ATLAS OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE 1908
This is the Map Book presented to me for my comments on its mapping and cartography as well as historical background. It is understood that

REMEMBERING CAO ZHONGYUE (1966 – 2023)
Cao Zhongyue, fondly called Xiao Cao by us, first joined CERS in 1993, driving our two newly imported Land Rovers from Kunming to Lhasa. From

A Visit to Laya, Bhutan
After a very long lockdown of about three years, Howman Wong and Berry Sin were finally in Bhutan. However, as I lay awake in my

NAMSEYLING PALACE & HER MAJESTY THE ROYAL GRANDMOTHER OF BHUTAN
My caution and hesitation now seem premature and unfounded. When first asked to use Namseyling Palace, once home to the late mother of the 92-years-old

FIELD REPORT China Exploration & Research Society
POST-PANDEMIC & POST-COUP MYANMAR RANTING “If you cannot change the situation, change your attitude.” That’s something I have shared with students many times before. So