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China - 3 Friends, 4 Corners, Part II - Around Yunnan in 14 Days

April 12th 2008
Chapter I - in which Mark Learns that All Benders Must Eventually Come to an End With Chengdu, Beijing and Hong Kong benders firmly behind me and a two week jaunt in Yunnan to come, a detox was in order. And let me tell you, there is no better Betty Ford Clinic than 2 weeks of reading Jules Verne while perched on Himalayan mountain top (which I guess has influenced not only my China experience ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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Mark Wilson

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I am now officially chasing the dragon! 3 months of travel around Australia & Asia has done nothing but whet my whistle for another year abroad. Now, hear my adventures from the Whore of the Orient, the Paris of the East, the city that's one great big opium den itself - Shanghai! Will a year in China before heading off to USC Business School finally satiate my wanderlust? or will it just suck me in even further in the quest for a new rush. On this last trip, the world only got bigger for me. The more I've seen, the more I realize there is to see. Stick around and hear my tales.... full info

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