Dancing with the locals in Kunming

The road to Vietnam

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January 18th 2010
After spending a few more days in Kumming checking out the sights and sounds, we went to Dien lake and the Bamboo temple which involved a 50km bike ride around town, good training for the days to come. Then we hit the road towards the border, via the stone forest and the swallows cavern. Getting out of Kumming wasn't too bad thanks to Katherines GPS but unfortunately China likes to move where you ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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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