(Pandemic, demagogy and geopolitics collide) A friend has an Uncle who, in the early 1970s, won the Pools and went and travelled the world. Postcards sent home include one from Afghanistan, taken soon after crossing the border from Iran. That's two countries most people wouldn't think of visiting, right now, and a border most would would rather not cross. And postcards from Afghanistan! Do such things still get made? I've been to Hong Kong on three occasions. Thanks to unrest, Hong Kong had ceased to be a tourist destination before the pandemic emergency. Fast forward to today, and I don't know when/if I'll be going back to this favourite (and most photogenic) city. I've been to mainland China once. I have a friend who lives and teaches in Shanghai. I have a multiple entry visa, valid through to August 2021. That visa wasn't cheap, so I'd rather it didn't go to waste. Likewise, I don't know when/if I'll be going back to Ch...
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