Me faking a smile at the Great Wall

Wednesday: The taxi ride from Hell

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August 20th 2008
Today was just such a train wreck. I was tired, stressed, crabby, and everything was going wrong. We were supposed to go to the Great Wall of China for a day trip, and I’ve always dreamed of going there all of my life. I think I even looked more forward to going there, than to the Olympics even. I’ve traveled for hours, for thousands of miles, spent thousands of dollars, and just really looked ... 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