Waiting...

Travelling in the middle of the night

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September 19th 2010
The sweat starts trickling down my brow, my pants start falling down, while my heavy backpack starts bobbling up and down with every running step I take as we try to burst thru the airport terminal. Luckily I have sneakers on as my brother and his girlfriend are wearing sandals that they lose every four to five steps. I see a Chinese man unable to contain himself from the laughter as we whizz by ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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