As the tuktuk hugs the corner, Miho secures the grip on her ice cream

Searching for luck on China's lesser traveled roads

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September 15th 2008
On a typical summer's night, I usually manage to become the victim of over a dozen misquito bits in under an hour while the companion next to me can walk away unharmed. Such is luck sometimes. Many travelers to China might tell you that they ate suspicious food, drank the local water, or accepted invitations from questionable characters. And they never had any problems. But for those like me, ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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