Thousand Year Egg

Day 12: Double-bottom problems in Yangshuo

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April 11th 2012
Distance: 53km As if my sore bottom were not enough, I awoke during the night with a case of "the runs". It might have been due to the lettuce served with our meal last night (if not washed cleanly) but others ate it too. Anyway, I just had dry toast for breakfast and took a couple of Imodium. Today's adventure was a 53km ride to Jin Bao and Baisha. The first challenge was negotiating th ... read more

Asia » China

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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