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Show SUNDAY/August 3, 1997 Section H WHERE ARE YOU? Page H-3 ANDY’S HOMETOW Page H-4 TOM McCARTHEY EXPLORING CHINA How many people do you know who have pedaled across China on a bicycle, toured the Temotest parts of China on a motorcycle, or navigated the country’s longest river on a raft madeoftire inner tubes? BY SUZANNE MURPHY-LARRONDE Stumped. I was too until two weeks ago when I met artist, SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE The three young entrepreneurs from photographer and devoted ad- Pa Milan soaked uptropical rays andlush ex- venturer Keren Su at a gathering of the Murray Rotary Club. The 46-year-old Chinese national spun tales of riding a one-speed bike 2,600 miles across China; rafting the length of the Tarim Riveron a teriors from a motorboat skirting the shoreline of West End, a Caribbean backwater ontheisland of Roatan, off Honduras’ northern coast. Evenbefore the ride was over, the postcard-perfect images of limpid waters, powdery sand beaches and untroubled skies had cast their spell and the trio was at work designing the seaside homemade boat; and motorbiking 15,000 miles to meet and photographall 56 of China’s ethnic minorities. Su told of spending 10 years eatery they planned to open there within the year. Europeans aren't the onlyones sniffing out the business opportunitiesinthis once- in a labor reform camp during the Cultural Revolution; of graduating from college at 30; of his father’s arrest and seven-year jail term for being a teacher; and ofhis mother,also a teacher, forced to do domestic labor. His travel feats are mind- dormant Central American country. These days, Hondurasis pushing hard fo widen its economichorizons and high onthe development agenda are plans to promote as never before, an array of natural beau- ties and culturalattractionsthat include a boggling, especially when illus- pristine stretch of Caribbean reefs and exquisite Maya ruins. This alluring combination, coupled with a growing reputationfor political stability has insiders crowing over the count cilla. They own and operate China Span, a travel company specializing in tours to China. To date, Honduras’ most popular draws have been its three principal Bay Islands, Roatan, Guanaja and Utila, tail-ends of the world’s second most extensivebarrier trated by rare slides of China, as he showedto the Rotarians. The native of Hangzhou now residesin Seattle with wife Ce- rosy future as an international tourism destination. Su will head three trips to China in 1998 in which textile folk art will be the focus. reef system which reaches southward from neighboring Belize. Stringbeanshaped Roatan, the largest of the three. No word yet on whether there will be a bicycle tour hasseenasteadyrisein tourism,particu- across China. For moreinformation about larly among North American and Europe- an divers, attracted byits crystal waters, Su and China Span,call: (425) 882-8686, Email: chinaspan@msn.com. See HONDURAS, Page H-6 Oo PATHFINDERS TRAVEL A new travel publication written and designed for people of color is now available. Pathfinders Travel Magazine, headquartered in Philadelphia, premiered last month. The images in the magazinereflect the diversity of African Americans, while the content focuses on issues and destinations relevant to them. Each quarterly issue features a cover story written from a unique angle. Topics such as Black ski clubs, hot destinations for black singles, black owned Bed and Breakfast Inns and black cowboys whosettled the West will be tackled. 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