I'm So Happy

Getting Our Money's Worth

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May 3rd 2007
Like most mornings, I woke-up on our second day in Xi’an before Gina and found myself craving a cup of coffee. Not wanting to stir Sleeping Beauty, I pulled on some pants and wandered off to find my caffeine fix at our hotel’s complimentary breakfast buffet. As I entered the banquet room a few minutes later, I scanned my surroundings to find most tables occupied by vacationing Chinese, wh ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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