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Arrival and skip a day

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October 3rd 2011
So, 14 hours on a plane is a long time, especially when you make the choice to try not to sleep so that when you arrive at 8pm, you will be ready to crash like it really is night time, instead of 8am. Now it's a little after midnight, and I've basically been up for 30 hours, with just 3 hours of sleep the night before that. Awesome. So the plan is, crash hard now, get up in the am and ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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