Boat People

24 hrs in Guilin

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July 22nd 2010
Luxury of two flights from Shangri La to Kumning through to Guilin saved our sanity but not our pockets, but it was worth it saving 15 hrs by bus and 11 hours by train compared to 3 hrs it took us. Avoiding the thunder clouds and turbulence the only pitfalls of the journey. A massive difference in temperature, 35C in Guilin from 14C in Shangri La. No electric blankets in the Flowers YH! We arrive ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin

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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