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The Long Way To Japan - Part 2

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November 29th 2012
Arrived in Chiang Mia after a 12 hour train ride wasn't too bad. At least I had a flat bed for this trip and even if it wasn't the comfortable bed I've ever been in I was still lying flat which was good. Making it to the hostel around 9am and having to wait around until 2pm for check in wasn't too bad, I got to catch up a bit on the net and make a couple of Skype calls. Have I ment ... read more

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more