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Urumqi understatement

May 19, 2015

Urumqi is the capital city of Xinjiang province in China. This autonomous region has received negative media publicity due to separatists carrying out bomb attacks and instigating riots in recent years, but during our stay in the city we felt perfectly safe as there was a strong police presence. We had originally wanted to visit …
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Magical Morocco

November 18, 2013

 mosque Koutoubia  getting lost in the souk  pinkish-red buildings common in Marrakech  beautiful Atlas mountain range  the main square Djemaa El Fna comes alive at night  the waterfall at Ourika  makeshift restaurants set up along the river  the numerous orange juice drink stalls at the square  the grand King Hassan II mosque in Casablanaca the …
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