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Day 1 Done and Dusted

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June 2nd 2013
It was a very colourful and cheerful array of people as we gathered before we were bused out to camp one, an hours travel from town. Aaaaaah another snooze, racking up the rest before kick off.Grabbing a bed space blowing up air matt, meeting our tenties, all great fun, Six of our tent, 4 japanese, 2 poms had competed in the Sahara race together. Two girls, 7 men , packed a lot more loosely than I ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang

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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