Leaving on a Jet Plane

KTV overload

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February 17th 2011
We got back from holiday to find that we have another three days off, which is lovely. Gives us a chance to catch up with everything and do laundry (it takes ages, we have the world's oldest washing maching - you actually have to stand over it and hand spin it) before the term starts. On Tuesday night, our first day back, we were in a party mood so Tarik, Benny and their friend Tom came over a ... read more

Asia » China » Zhejiang » Hangzhou » Tonglu

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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