Fossils for sale...

Dozens of kids surround our bus when we stop selling us fossils...they were very cool, but heavy, so I only bought a small one. In return we gave them chocolate, toothbrushes, and candy so our bus was quite popular...

Mt. Everest Base Camp, Day Two

August 6th 2009
This morning we are up at 5am and leave at 6:15am. We seem to be making good time as the road is fairly smooth and the views keep us entertained. Yak, horses, sheep, goats, the locals - it's all post-card beautiful. Everybody is in a fairly chipper mood because we are excited about seeing Mt. Everest but honestly no one is looking forward to the rough riding we know is coming. We drive all morning ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Everest

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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