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A botanist describes coastal grass-hunting walks on Ishigaki, Okinawa, and Taketomi Islands, documenting four grass species found in varying habitats along Nagura Bay, illustrated by a narrated field video.

Spending a working sabbatical in Japan’s Yaeyama Islands, the author has been making significant progress on writing and research projects, while also squeezing in some hands-on marine biology study before the intense tropical sun drove them to work in the shade of a palm tree.

A climate analysis of Korea’s turfgrass growing conditions compares temperature and precipitation data across 11 Korean locations, highlighting the country’s uniquely challenging combination of mid-Atlantic-like temperatures and summers with nearly three times the average rainfall of similar climates.

A turfgrass scientist recounts a rewarding week in Thailand that combined professional field work—botanizing coastal plants, studying calcareous beach sands, and observing solar halos—with personal highlights including a second-place finish in a Bangkok 10 km race and frequent visits to a favorite noodle shop.

The blog post announces a feature article about the author written by award-winning journalist Stacie Zinn Roberts, published in the July 2012 issue of GCM (Golf Course Management) magazine, covering personal details such as the author’s Bangkok lifestyle, a fictional character comparison, and testimonials from friends about their work.

A golfer recounts his June rounds, including a fun outing at the Bill Woods Invitational in Washington and a strong back-nine comeback in Hanoi, highlighted by birdies and a satisfying win over his brothers.

A golfer recounts a mixed May of golf in Sri Lanka and Japan, scoring birdies but deliberately avoiding victories out of courtesy to hosts, while also enjoying local highlights like world-class tea in Nuwara Eliya and black sesame soft cream on the course.

A frequent traveler recounts a whirlwind 19-day, eight-country journey that included bargaining for panda hats and toboganning down the Great Wall of China, dining on Peking Duck with duck feet and fried hearts in Beijing, sampling world-renowned tea in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, and finishing with a coconut arrack in Colombo before returning to Bangkok—all while logging over 30,000 frequent flyer miles.

A golf enthusiast recounts visiting courses in eight countries throughout April without a single defeat, while keeping busy with a range of activities including botanizing in Bangkok, raking bunkers at The Masters, and delivering lectures and digging ditches.

A botanist travels to Hawaii’s Big Island and Oahu to study grasses across varying elevations and microenvironments, blending serious fieldwork with lively family reunions, fine dining, and nostalgic misadventures with cousins in Honolulu.