Stupas

ANZAC Day on the train

---

April 25th 2015
I awoke not too early with a dry throat and the smell of cigarettes wafting into the cabin. On a non smoking train, this was a bit weird. Several times we would be up closing the door between the bathroom area and the cabins to stop the smoke form coming in. Several times it was reopened and Sharon even tried to tell the smokers to stop. The scenery today was another day of stark contrasts ... read more

Asia » China

---

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