New countries visited
None that I can think of, strangely
Countries revisited after a long absence
Russia, Vietnam
Days spent on the road
250 approx
Biggest change
Leaving Hong Kong after so long for Dalian
Best trip
Xinjiang in August -- stunning
Worst trip
Xinjiang in August – repressed more than North Korea
New Year Resolutions
Travel less
Write 1,000 paid words every other day
Learn Mandarin
2009 outlook for the AsiaScribbler
Strangely positive despite the global downturn. I feel ’09 will be the culmination of years of hard yards getting to where I am, namely a relatively savvy East Asia writer with a dab hand at editing. People might not know me going into ’09, but I am going to be marketing myself hard this year!
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