Coal storage bins along the Yangtze, which the Chinese call Chang Jiang. The river, not the coal. Anyway, we saw trucks dumping in coal, and presumably then they slide it down the chutes into ships for transport along the river.
aaaAA September 29th 2005 It’s my turn to write a spot now. Sorry about not writing more but I have already mentioned my horrible writing skills.
First I would like to put everyone at ease about our experiences here in China. Cory and I feel that we have misled everyone to thinking that we are miserable. This is not true. I think that we have our ups and downs and we stress the downs much more than the ups. We both know ... read more
Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin 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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We're taking the long road to Denver. I'm relocating from Southern California with my girlfriend Sherry. When I say the long way, I mean really long. We're driving across the USA, then down the East Coast to Atlanta. After that, we're off on an around-the-world trip, to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia...
We'll be traveling for about three months.
We can't wait! I hope you enjoy our stories and photos...!
-Cory
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