Road conditions

Day 318 - Almost stuck up a mountain for a night

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May 16th 2007
- Don’t know where we are - We both slept badly, listening to the rain continuing and knowing this was precisely what we didn’t want for our journey. It’s hard not to be a little anxious when you know you’re in the hands of the gods who decide which rocks will fall and when. We set off and made it past the previous day’s blockage, passing fresh but smaller landslides along the way. Alt ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

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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