The 3 Gorges Dam

Shame you can't see it!!!

October 3rd 2007
In the early hours, we passed through the locks at "3 Gorges Dam". It took about 4 hours for the boat to get through it..... We watched and took pictures, as we went through the first set of locks. But then had to give up, through tiredness. (These organised tours are pretty intensive and you seem to be on the go all the time!!) After a 7.15am breakfast and havi ... 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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"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE" Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that..... 2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!! No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months. We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump. OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for l... full info

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