The Golden Gate Bridge

The Great Escape Begins!

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April 13th 2008
Well, we are on hour eleven of fourteen on the tiniest 747 I have ever been on, but I am sure this is the worst flight that we are to have, and the destination is worth the short term discomfort. Having said that, I have never had less leg room or lap room on any other plane, but at least it isn’t United and we weren’t grounded. I have been waiting for something to happen that wasn’t spect ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more