Locals in Songpan at the end of the day...

July 24th 2006
I finally made myself leave Lhasa, somewhere I think I could have spent ages just chilling out (especially once I discovered the cappuccino shop... absolute heaven after a month of the 3-in-1 super sweet instant stuff they have in China) and arrived in Chengdu to find it hot hot hot - sooo much better than the incessant rain last time I was here! I spent just one night in Chengdu... after the smal ... 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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My story so far.... 2005: Left the UK and headed to New Zealand, spending a great year working in Wellington and travelling the country - vineyards, trekking , kayaking and more. 2006:When my working holiday visa expired I booked a ticket to Singapore and had an amazing 6 months in Asia - Orangutans in the Borneo rainforests, Tibetan plateaus and the ancient temples of Bagan and Angkor. 2006/07: Out of money but not quite ready to return to the UK I moved to Australia for 9 months or so, living in Sydney, travelling the East Coast and realising my career was n... full info

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