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Journey to XingPing

April 28th 2015
“Sean, I booked us a hotel in the middle of nowhere and it’s too late to cancel.” I look up from my tablet. “I have no idea how I did this,” I say as I wave a hand at my tablet and my stupid reservation on Booking.com. “I thought this hotel was in Yangshuo because it was called the Xingping Yangshou Hotel. How was I supposed to know that Xingping is another city an hour outside Yangsho ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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30th April 2015

Sweet serendipity!
Ah, the unexpected--the traveler's friend! How fantastic to have a AAAA river cruise and then visit a town without an ATM where you can hear your footsteps (in China yet!). How interesting to visit in 10 years and see the changes. Ah yes, we knew this place when....
1st May 2015

Hi Tara, Indeed, it is often the unexpected that brings the most pleasure to an adventure... there is only so much one can plan in life; it is the unplanned that really builds the momentum of a memory! Cheers!

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