Book Review: Lonely Planet China
commissioning editor Rebecca Chau, George Dunford, and Emily Wolman

As a mom, I am always on the lookout for travel entertainment for our 8-year old daughter. She LOVES her itouch - for books, music, games, and art. It's extremely handy in the car, on the airplane, and while we're waiting in lines.

The Edge of Seven is an extraordinary philanthropic organization we've just discovered - and are eager to share with our Wandering Educators.

PART I – THE SETTING

I was in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, and in several weeks I would be traveling to China over the 15,397-foot Khunjerab Pass, the highest paved border crossing in the world.  And so I needed to obtain a Chinese visa.  One month earlier I had been in India and considered getting the visa there.  But when I called the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, they assured me it would be a breeze to pick one up in Islamabad.  “Are you sure?” I asked the woman on the other end of the phone.  “Yes,” the cheerful voice replied.