where the trek starts

everest

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February 4th 2005
Test page...trying to figure this out and move into the 21st century. I spent Aug of 2004 in Tibet on holiday from my teaching job in Guangzhou. Currently sitting in Bangkok...with a fast computer...and have some time to kill, so I'm looking to get computer savy and start uploading photos as I travel thru Thailand and Vietnam as well as chat a bit about this past year teaching and playing in Chi ... 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