My second best friends in China

Yangtze - Chongqing - Chengdu

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April 15th 2014
Geo: 30.67, 104.07Farewells, hugs and handshakes all round and that was the end of the cruise. Our new travelling companions dispersed in the blink of an eye - we wish them well on their individual adventures.Mac had emerged from the bathroom last night with a "Houston, I think we have a problem." For some reason it looked as if the Yangzte was flowing back into the bathroom through ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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