Golden Week Hordes

No Towels and Tiger Trekking

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November 2nd 2007
Yunnan Province: Kunming - Dali - Lijiang - Quatou - Shangri La (Zhongdian) 9/29-2007-10/13/2007 Warning: Some of the material in this blog may be unsuitable for children. After arriving in Kunming, I decided that I was in the mood for a massage. After the long hours in the car on the Tibet adventure, my back was a bit angry with me. So, I made my way up to the massage parlor ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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