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November 6th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
I was very excited about a trip to see the Great Wall of China and we had heard only good things about the organised trip that could be booked through our hostel so we secured a place each, Maria and ... 100 photos [full story]
I was very excited about a trip to see the Great Wall of China and we had heard only good things about the organised trip that could be booked through our hostel so we secured a place each, Maria and ... 100 photos [full story]
November 10th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
Today was a big day... We woke to find it had snowed all night - it was amazing! Pity we didn't see it happening ourselves. We were booked on a tour today but started it late as the bus was having ... [full story]
Today was a big day... We woke to find it had snowed all night - it was amazing! Pity we didn't see it happening ourselves. We were booked on a tour today but started it late as the bus was having ... [full story]
November 2nd 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
DAY 1: So our story starts here in the oldest city in Asia - Beijing. We caught the Air France flight to Paris and then on to Beijing. The flights were uneventful but due to excitement getting the bes ... 6 photos [full story]
DAY 1: So our story starts here in the oldest city in Asia - Beijing. We caught the Air France flight to Paris and then on to Beijing. The flights were uneventful but due to excitement getting the bes ... 6 photos [full story]
October 28th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
"He who does not reach the great wall is not a true man" - this is the inscription on the first picture, carved in stone. The sign on the way up that was more interesting was about climbing to your a ... 4 photos [full story]
"He who does not reach the great wall is not a true man" - this is the inscription on the first picture, carved in stone. The sign on the way up that was more interesting was about climbing to your a ... 4 photos [full story]
October 16th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
We woke this morning in the port suburb of Tianjin under murky skies - fog/smog. After waiting for about 1½ hrs for local customs clearance, we started on the 3 hr bus trip to Beijing and the Great Wa ... 4 photos [full story]
We woke this morning in the port suburb of Tianjin under murky skies - fog/smog. After waiting for about 1½ hrs for local customs clearance, we started on the 3 hr bus trip to Beijing and the Great Wa ... 4 photos [full story]
October 20th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
If you’d told me way back as a kid that I’d be flying to Beijing one day, I’m not sure I’d have known what to think. Back then China was something of an unknown quantity, ... 15 photos [full story]
If you’d told me way back as a kid that I’d be flying to Beijing one day, I’m not sure I’d have known what to think. Back then China was something of an unknown quantity, ... 15 photos [full story]
October 26th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
Hey guys........well we have only been here a few days but we have already done so much not got time to say it all. we got here fine but spent a whole day sleeping met the group that night had an amaz ... [full story]
Hey guys........well we have only been here a few days but we have already done so much not got time to say it all. we got here fine but spent a whole day sleeping met the group that night had an amaz ... [full story]
October 20th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
Before returning to the States for the summer my friends and I took a trip up north to Beijing. Normally, members of the CTLC have nearly three weeks of training in Beijing during which time new teach ... 13 photos [full story]
Before returning to the States for the summer my friends and I took a trip up north to Beijing. Normally, members of the CTLC have nearly three weeks of training in Beijing during which time new teach ... 13 photos [full story]
October 19th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
Today was a big day for everyone. All of the fellows began their research segments. It sounds as if everyone made it to their respective research sites without too many problems. The teachers and I ... 28 photos [full story]
Today was a big day for everyone. All of the fellows began their research segments. It sounds as if everyone made it to their respective research sites without too many problems. The teachers and I ... 28 photos [full story]
October 17th 2009 Asia » China » Beijing » Great Wall of China
So if I told you that the woman whose photo appears to the right led us on a 6-mile hike up steep mountain trails and along the Great Wall of China, would you believe me? Well, time to start believ ... 30 photos [full story]
So if I told you that the woman whose photo appears to the right led us on a 6-mile hike up steep mountain trails and along the Great Wall of China, would you believe me? Well, time to start believ ... 30 photos [full story]
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