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Pouring rain, and frustrating meetings

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July 14th 2011
Day 4 2.5 hours of turbulence leaving Toronto. That really messed with my normal Asia flight routine of wine and meal for movie 1, tea and dessert for half of movie 2, then sleep. I was barely finished my dinner at the 5 hour mark! Crazy! I did sleep relatively well (thank you Executive First!), so I landed feeling relatively unscathed. Landed in Shanghai on time, line-up at customs was ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changzhou

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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