Our bodyguard during the cruise

My Travels

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June 12th 2004
Hello all, Danielle and I are in Yi Chang waiting for our train to Xi'an. We just finished our Yangtze river cruise and it was an incredible experience. Every time we do something amazing, something that can’t possibly be topped, something else happens that's even better. We met a travel agent in Chong Xiong who booked us on a local tour boat on the Yangtze. We figured to spend a lot less mon ... read more

Asia » China

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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