Bike at home before leaving

Camping With Fireflies

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April 29th 2008
Well, I have finally left Yangshuo and am now in Nanning. I took the bus from Yangshuo to guilin, followed by a train journey to Nanning. Damn, I was feeling rough after sitting up all night drinking spirits in the bar with Eric. I used most of my remaining RMB to pay for my room in Janes, and since my passport is in Nanning at the Vietnamese embassy, I couldn't change any of my dollars. Dam ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Nanning

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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