Mmm Jello shots ...

Escape from Wuhan and eventually China

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November 1st 2009
Well, we made a snap decision to leave Wuhan. It was pricey but a flight to Hong Kong got us out of the nuthouse that was the Chinese holiday. Hong Kong is great, everything is in English! Slick, but budget busting, transport from the airport to the centre of HK Island and Jon was there to show us to our appartment. Once he had left us we started to find the fridge was full (including a pack ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Everest

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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