Blogs from The Great Wall, China, Asia - page 6

Oh my legs...oh my legs...I can't do it anymore! I thought we were going to see the great wall.....not do a 10km hike along it in 34 degree heat! Thats wasn't part of the plan at all! Carrantouhill was enough for me! But alas, a relaxing day wasn't meant to be...So after a 4 hour drive from Bejing, its 10.30 in the morning and we arrive at a quiter section of the wall called Jhiangling. We all get off the bus and before any of us have chance to rethink what we have just let ourselves in for the bus door slams shut and the driver takes off with speed. Nothing for it now only to walk...so onto the wall we get and turn left (thats where the need for a guide finished!).....Long story short over ... read more

What we won't do for a cool t-shirt! My thanks go out to RJ and some greatwall friends from around the globe who provided all the photos presented in this blog. ... read more

After nearly a week in Beijing we left our hostel and drove 3 hours north to a remote section of the great wall, at Jinshanling. Mini bus transport is interesting in China. They're big fans of beeping their horns and overtaking on blind corners. Spent a lot of the journey with my eyes closed! At least there was a precarious pile of 12 back packs at the front of the bus to act as an airbag should we have needed it. The section of the great wall we went to was very remote, just us and a group of dedicated local sales people. We started the climb and didn't think it was a good sign when Sal was out of breath before we'd even reached the wall itself. There a moment of slight panic when she ... read more

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hello there, well as its been soo long since ive had time to sit at the net and ive left my book which lists every thing ive been up to i thought i wud do a quick break down of wat weve done since ive last spoken to you. ok we arrived in Beijing after a very long flight, i developed a cold and Sarah's eyes were streaming from the air conditioning. We arried to our hotel after nearly beeing completly ripped off by our taxi driver- but we got the hotel staff involved and refused to pay which was very good! No one speaks English in China and there are no signs in English so it really is difficult to get around by yourself unless you speak mandarin! We expected this language barrier but with ... read more