http://dir.salon.com/topics/simon_winchester/?source=rss&aim=simon_winchester en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT By Andrew Leonard Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/19/joseph_needham/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/19/joseph_needham/index.html?source=rss Who knew that the greatest English-language historian of Chinese science was an avid nudist and accordion player? By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/12/15/romania/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/12/15/romania/index.html?source=rss After the grim plains of Georgia and Ukraine, a kiss disappears in a Rolls Royce. By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/01/19/patagonia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/01/19/patagonia/index.html?source=rss Our roving connoisseur uncovers the finest hotel on the planet -- in Patagonia. By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/01/05/antarctica/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/01/05/antarctica/index.html?source=rss What happens when a fleet of millionaires descends on the innocent shores of Antarctica to celebrate the millennium? By Don George Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/31/celebrate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/12/31/celebrate/index.html?source=rss How Salon Travel's favorite writers plan to ring in the new year. By Salon contributors Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1998/12/24/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1998/12/24/feature/index.html?source=rss The worst books of 1998 By Charles Taylor Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/1998/09/03/sneaks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/1998/09/03/sneaks/index.html?source=rss Charles Taylor reviews 'The Professor and the Madman' by Simon Winchester By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/09/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/06/09/feature/index.html?source=rss Simon Winchester captures a poignant, pivotal moment in the Outback,when he gives a 7-year-old boy and his lamb their first view of the Internet. By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/06/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/03/06/feature/index.html?source=rss Simon Winchester visits the heartbreaking Kurile Islands -- ceded to Russia, claimed by Japan and lamented by the lonely soldiers who have to live there. By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/07/hongkong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/07/07/hongkong/index.html?source=rss Simon Winchester's Hong Kong Diary -- Fifth Installment, June 30: Just what did China's president Jiang Zemin mean by "vicissitudes"?" By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/06/27/hongkong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/06/27/hongkong/index.html?source=rss The glitterati pour into Hong Kong four days before handover By Simon Winchester Mon, 19 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/06/26/hongkong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/06/26/hongkong/index.html?source=rss Hong Kong Diary by Simon Winchester