I’m home now from a visit to the following ports since 9/18:

• Anchorage, Alaska
• Muroran (Hokkaido), Japan
• Vladivostok, Russia
• Busan, S. Korea
• Qingdao, China
• Dalian, China
• Tianjin/Beijing, China
• Shanghai, China
• Okinawa, Japan
• Keelung/Taipei, Taiwan

I always look forward to my travels, but I'm also always glad to get home again.

Clinton winds up trip with focus on Russian society

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE59C4TW20091014?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&sp=true

China, Russia bolster ties with gas, trade deals

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE59C0OG20091013?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&sp=true