Alex climbing at the Egg

They had us in stitches!

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July 15th 2008
As dark rain clouds gathered , Alex ascended the first route up the steep cliff. His muscular, manly fingers gripped the sharp edge of the limestone karst cliff as he gazed up, up up......"Only 22 meters high? Ha! I could do that in my sleep!" he thought to himself. Down below, Julie looked up lovingly, full of the kind of confidence that only comes from experience. "Only 22 meters high? Ha! ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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