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The storm before the calm

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November 15th 2007
So we get up early to catch our taxi to the airport. Now i have to say that chinese are mad drivers when it comes down to it, but here we were in the worst fog I have ever seen in my life, and Carmen was sure the guy was falling asleep at the wheel. His driving seemed to be a bit swaying, but nevertheless, we were going fairly straight, and i was sure that she was just getting her pre travel anxie ... 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