Up on deck

Taken up the Yangtze

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May 1st 2007
Day 33 (...cont) We arrived at the port for the Yangtze Cruise and were disappointed to find that the Alaskan couple, Ben and Faye, that we'd met in the tour office would be on a different boat. We boarded the boat and were shown to our first class cabin - check us out! We had decided to go 'luxury' having taken various pieces of advice. However, you should remember that first class only means ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Yangtze River

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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