Flying over the North Pole

Are we there yet?

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May 27th 2013
We finally boarded our nonstop plane at JFK. The plane ride was pretty uneventful as far as I know since I immediately put myself down for the count as soon as I was seated. I slept for about 13 out of the 14 hour flight...waking up just long enough to eat, grab another glass of wine (I'm not animal) and see on the interactive map that we were directly above the North Pole, which might as well ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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