Climbing up the Potala

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December 7th 2007
06-DEC-2007 The first thing I hear from beneath the covers in the morning is Tahmeena mentioning something about Oliver and I getting on pretty well and all I could say was "Apparently I'm dizzy". I sit up too quickly. Hate it when that happens. I did NOT want to move and really couldn't be bothered with breakfast. I finally managed to crawl out of bed 5m before we had to be downstairs to g ... 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