The Thinking Monkey

Tues 19 10

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October 19th 2010
Tues19/10 From an uninspiring room where the dirty brown carpet was badly stained and beds that had less bounce than a concrete slab we woke early to pack then to a equally less than inspiring breakfast - juice was a cordial, tea and coffee in short supply and glasses (from the juice bar) were used in lieu of the no supply of cups for the dregs of the tea pot. Great news was that Iggi's bag ... read more

Asia » China » Hunan » Zhangjiajie

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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