Hanoi-Hong Kong 020706D

Hanoi-Hong Kong

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July 2nd 2006
This morning I sweated out all the alcohol consumed last night by walking up a local hill to check out a pagoda. What we were told was a thirty minute climb, tured out to be only ten & the pagoda was actually a shelter, so Cormac, Leah & I sat around & chatted for a while. I think Snow was about ready to send out a search party when we returned & was relieved to find out we were merely gasbagging ... 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