Kitted up ready for the desent

Left at Lanzhou

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May 3rd 2010
Cant say I enjoyed the train ride to Lanzhou,cooped up on a top bunk arguing with myself over our failed visas and this cheat of a ride across 1000km of China's north while listening to the chinese clearing theyre throats from the toes up.A couple of beers and a good nights sleep put us in a better frame of mind when we hopped off the train at Lanzhou only to discover our bikes had'nt arrived yet ... read more

Asia » China

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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