Jon & Me at The Bund

Shanghai

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August 4th 2013
The flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai took around four hours and we spent the whole time fastened tightly into our seats. We had terrible turbulence and the seat belt sign was on for the duration of the flight. This was due to really strong winds which Jon had seen a warning about prior to getting on the plane but kept it quiet - probably best! It was the first time we had flown with Spring Airlin ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai » Pudong

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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