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Chengdu, a bit of romance, and leaving China. FINALLY!

November 14th 2008
Following my gut feeling that I just HAD to go back to Chengdu before leaving China, I packed my daypack with about 4 days of clothing and got a 19 hour hardseat train ride up to Chengdu from Kunming. The most uncomfortable train ride I have taken to date. Hardseat train rides slide by, slowly, and always in a state of discomfort. The only time one can find escape from this discomfort is whe ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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Chasing Tales and Rainbows

Doran

Addicted to travel, perpetually itchy feet. When you are traveling you get a strange perspective of the world. In a normal life you meet very few people who travel, sure your colleagues might be ecstatic about their 2 week "holiday" to turkey, but there is a crucial difference in this mentality such that they can hardly count. Whilst you travel though, you will constantly be surrounded by travelers from all over the world. Some will be out for a few weeks, others a few months, some will be taking a year-long sabatical, and still others will be one the infamous one-way trip. The infa... full info

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