Sunset on Yangtze River

One Crazy Week In China - Disaster Follows Us Around!

May 18th 2008
We have just completed our 4 day trip along the stunning Yangtze river. When we booked the trip in Yichang we didn't have a clue what we were booking. We spent 3 hours in a travel agent dealing with people who didn't speak a word of English. It was a mind blowing experience trying to explain with sign language that we wanted to go on a river cruise. I think we will both be experts at charades ... 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

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