Hefei to Urumqi - Travel day 20220619_194053

June 19th 2022
Travel Day This day was a travel day, memorable for very little other than getting from Hefei, where I currently live, to Urumqi where I was to meet my companions and join the tour. The flight was a direct flight about 4 hours long. The airline food was not spectacular. Out of the window I could see lots of dry arid land. The normal signs of human habitation, roads and buildings, ... read more

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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

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Nick Smith

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My first overseas trip was in 1970 when my parents dragged me kicking and screaming (and crying) from the UK to Australia. Nowadays I thank them for that move. Our family were great campers and I inherited the nomad gene from my parents. I was 16 when I made my first solo travel adventure. I have not looked back. I have a trove of photographs, memories, maps, brochures and other paraphernalia of over 40 years of independent travel. Africa, Asia, Europe and some US. Australia of course - my home. Now it is time to start documenting current and past and upcoming travel. I have been based in ... full info

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