Self photo in SWFC

At last . . .

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August 23rd 2009
At last . . . Well I've finally gone and done it. The travel blog has begun. Hopefully. It's been nearly 2 weeks now and I have been promising so here is a start. I arrived Tues 11th August 14:30 local time. It was hot and I was tired... The first half of the flight, well, flew by as I was chatting to someone else bound for Shanghai. She was heading here to do a couple of wee ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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