Lhama temple
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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. ... [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. ... [read more] Blog: Beijing May 2008
Date: May 25th 2008
Blog May 23, 2008 After having reported my experience in the bath which proved to be the result of an earthquake, it has since then grown into a national disaster, easily overshadowing the preparations for the Olympic Games To give an idea about the magnitude of it, here follow a few statistics of the catastrophe: 42.000 dead and 32.000 missing, over 200.000 people injured and close to a mi ... read more
Date: May 25th 2008
Blog May 23, 2008 After having reported my experience in the bath which proved to be the result of an earthquake, it has since then grown into a national disaster, easily overshadowing the preparations for the Olympic Games To give an idea about the magnitude of it, here follow a few statistics of the catastrophe: 42.000 dead and 32.000 missing, over 200.000 people injured and close to a mi ... read more
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I'm Hollander of origin, but have been living in South Africa since 1972. Retired now, I've been traveling by car, Land Rover and others, for the last five and a half years. First through Africa, then Europe and the Middle East towards Asia. I visited Pakistan, Nepal and India, went on to Laos via Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand and stayed in China, as back-packer for nine moths.
After returning to South Africa late 2009, we, my wife and I, prepared for a visit to South America, where we travel now.... full info
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