Me

My day in China

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July 23rd 2010
I arrived into Hong Kong yesterday morning after a long 9 hour overnight flight on Cathay Pacific. Upon arrival I arranged a transfer to pick me up and take me to the Eaton Hotel, even though I'm not staying there, but it was the easiest way to get a taxi to Heritage Horizon Suites where I met up with John and Carmi. The big news of the day was the fact that Hong Kong had an approaching typhoon wa ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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