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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]
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] Blog: The Hard Road
Date: May 3rd 2008
So over a week has past with Matt and I riding together and we haven't bitten each others heads off yet which is good. And as you'll see from the summary below we have had some hard days, which have tested both out legs, or mental stamina and our bums. The latter has faired the worst. My route up until this point through Thailand, Laos and early China has, on reflection, been on particularly bril ... read more
Date: May 3rd 2008
So over a week has past with Matt and I riding together and we haven't bitten each others heads off yet which is good. And as you'll see from the summary below we have had some hard days, which have tested both out legs, or mental stamina and our bums. The latter has faired the worst. My route up until this point through Thailand, Laos and early China has, on reflection, been on particularly bril ... read more
