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Heavy breathing is not my thing (part 3)
Posted July 20, 2007 at 01:11 PM by Mr Wheelie
People in China are absolutely fascinated by construction projects. This can range from a newshopping centre to simply a man knocking down a wall with a lump hammer. Whatever it is, it is sure to attract a crowd. I've seen a group of 100+ [...]
Chongqing
Posted July 18, 2007 at 02:04 AM by klong3
In the heart of China, Chongqing has very few people that are not Chinese. And so naturally we drew a bit of attention to ourselves simply by walking down the streets. At one point we stopped and a crowd of people gathered around us. Of course, we had no idea what all the chatter was about. They could have been making fun of us for all we knew. [...]
Heavy breathing is not my thing (part 1)
Posted July 20, 2007 at 01:03 PM by Mr Wheelie
The journey from Wulong to Fuling was mostly down hill, but frustratingly against a head wind that forced me to pedal down hill. Not idea but it was still quite easy riding. The road cut through the rocky landscape, passing through plenty of dark tunnels.
About 20km away from Fuling, the pollution [...]
A mad dash to Maoping
Posted July 20, 2007 at 12:48 PM by Mr Wheelie
I left the unknown village and headed down hill. The road was still bad but the down hill made it a million times easier. After lacerating my tires for so many miles I'm sure Little Wheelie was more than happy to hit nice flat roads again.
Hubei has some lovely old buildings nestled in amongst the [...]
