Travel Correspondence

Dear (insert your name here...)
I trust this correspondence finds you in good health.
We have been travelling for well nigh 2 weeks and an eternity may have passed for the experiences which I have collected on the way.
My limbs ache from the efforts expended in sightseeing and a relaxing trip this has been not.

This day past I have spent with my constant companion, dearest Penelope, examining caves cut into mountain sides hither, containing thousands of effigies of the Buddha carved into the very living rock. As can be seen from the attachment, dearest Penelope has made the acquaintance of numerous members of the local clergy. How affable she is!

We were of good fortune to have been escorted by a lovely tourist from London, of Korean origin, continually addressed in Chinese by the locals. Her one sentence in Scottish accented Chinese is "I am Korean. I can't speak Mandarin".

The sights we have seen, including on this day past, have been surely some of the greatest in the world, but for the bloody awful air pollution that covers the country rendering visibility about 10% at times. So forget the admission fees to any of the sites and just stay home and watch a movie. You'll see more and breathe better.

Happy felicitations to you (insert your name here).

Affectionately yours.

Master Alan, Esq.