Road construction on the way to Minxian

Our drive to Minxian and night train to Xian

May 25th 2009
25 May (Monday) - Our original plan was to land on Lanzhou on 25 May, and immediately take a car to Xiahe where the Labrang Monastery is located. This is also where my parents, who were missionaries, were married 60 years ago. However, travel restrictions have not been lifted yet, so plan B was to spend the evening in Lanzhou two nights, take the car to Minxian where my parents lived after they ... read more

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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

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Bob Carlsen

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I started blogging on Travelblog in 2009, entering trips beginning in 2007. My intention has always been to document my years of travel since my birth...how else was I to save all the slides my Dad took of my childhood! Most bloggers write about their trips away from home. Mine, and eventually Linda's, homes have usually been where people travel to. So the idea eventually percolated to name our blog "Home and Away." The blog is not intended to be an autobiography, although I spent my entire life traveling, with Linda joining me after college, it may appear to be that way. As this... full info

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