The Wall of our Bedroom

Trying to get out of Nanning

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April 12th 2010
Our hostel in Nanning was everything that China had appeared to be to us so far: modern, clean and mildly friendly. Food had suddenly become an issue as for starters I'm vego, but also reading a menu was impossible unless is was in English (which was rare). The first night I ordered “Fried Vegetables Just” and got a huge plate of wilted spinach, with boiled rice of course. The second night we ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Nanning

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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