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                    <title>Day 17 Beijing  Forbidden City</title>
                    <description>Sleeping on the train was actually OK. I managed to change into trackpants and Tshirt and had a doona if I felt cold. While I woke various times during the night including when some of the people went in and out of the room sometimes stepping on my lower bed I got a lot of sleep until the attendant came in at 7am and announced the time we were due in at 7.25am.We were told that our local gu</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/Forbidden-City/blog-717834.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 22 Goodbye China</title>
                    <description>Today is the final day of my 3week trip to China. I occasionally see something that reminds me of an event earlier in the trip such as discovering my bike pedals in my bag and I find it amazing that I39m still on the same trip. And I have 1200 photos to prove itAfter packing my bags more about that later and checking out of the hotel I thought I39d head to Pudong on the eastern side o</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Shanghai/blog-711526.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 21 A weighty problem in Shanghai</title>
                    <description>I have a weighty problem. About 10kg of weight. No it39s not what I put on during my trip and while I had a short bout of tummy problems it39s not what I lost either. You see I have a 23kg weight limit on my baggage when I go home. Coming into Shanghai my bag weighed 22.9kg. And I just bought a heap of heavy stuff. That39s going to be a problem at the airport.My day started with the i</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Shanghai/blog-711061.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 20 I like Shanghai</title>
                    <description>I quite like Shanghai. I39ve only been here a half day but I think I like the 39feel39 of this city more than others on my trip. Cars actually stop at traffic lights except for those turning right which ignore both lights and pedestrians it has a nicelooking harbour featuring interesting buildings with enough bright lights to rival Hong Kong it has an extensive subway system but s</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Shanghai/blog-710862.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 19 Beijing Summer Palace Lama Temple</title>
                    <description>Boy this trip has gone on too long for my liking. Partly it39s the duration but it39s also the fact that each day is 39organised39 and many such things are not to my liking such as historical and religious stuff. Which basically sums up today.We paid a visit to the Emperor39s ex Summer Palace where he used to relax each year. There39s a big lake that people these days hire</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Beijing/blog-710578.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 18 Great Wall of Climbing</title>
                    <description>An early start this morning to head to the Great Wall. While we were originally scheduled to go to the Huang Ya Guan section that is 3 hours away it was changed to the Mutianyu section only 90 minutes away.The drive out was fairly monotonous with no information from Our guide for the day Cecelia. Once we arrived Cecelia purchased our tickets handed them to us and said You go up this way. Se</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/The-Great-Wall/blog-710215.html</link>
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                    <title>Days 1416 Xi'an city wall Terracotta Warriors</title>
                    <description>Day 14This was a changeover day from the 2week cycling portion to the remaining 1week touring portion.We used our last hours in Yangshuo for some final activities. Some people had massages at Dr Lily as seen in Lonely Planet while I looked at local shops and parks. We farewelled Birgit who is flying out at night and we were driven 2 hours to Guilin Airport. Our tour guide pointed Lyle and </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-709395.html</link>
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                    <title>Retrospective World Expeditions "Backroads to Yangshuo" tour</title>
                    <description>Now that I39ve complete the first part of this tour it39s probably worth noting a few of my observations. First I should explain that I am actually doing an 18day China by Bike tour of which the first 12 days matches the Backroads to Yangshuo tour. Four of the six people in my tour group leave at this stage with only two of us continuing for the full 18 days.So what did I think abo</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-707857.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 13 Yangshuo Moonhill and boat ride on the Li River</title>
                    <description>Distance 30kmPeople who enjoy travelling typically also enjoy immersing themselves in the local culture. This tour group was no different  we have enjoyed sampling the local food and we much prefer ambling through narrow streets with authentic shops rather than visiting large shopping centres.Thus breakfast became a point of interest. Here at the Li River Hotel the restaurant serves two types </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-707742.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 12 Doublebottom problems in Yangshuo </title>
                    <description>Distance 53kmAs if my sore bottom were not enough I awoke during the night with a case of the runs. It might have been due to the lettuce served with our meal last night if not washed cleanly but others ate it too. Anyway I just had dry toast for breakfast and took a couple of Imodium.Today39s adventure was a 53km ride to Jin Bao and Baisha. The first challenge was negotiating the roads </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-707296.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 11 Sore bottom to Yangshuo </title>
                    <description>Distance 80kmToday is a bit of a blur because my bottom hurts from so much riding. I don39t have a problem with the hills I don39t have a problem with the roads. I just have a very sore bottom.I skipped breakfast today because I39m feeling full of noodles. Instead I bought some bananas and stuff from a bakery which I ate while taking advantage of wifi in the lobby. Our hotel the Gran</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-706858.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 10 Our trip blocked by landslide</title>
                    <description>Well this is the day that we39ll probably remember the most about the whole trip. Nothing bad happened but stuff certainly did happen. We39re all safe and sound and that39s all that matters.After a breakfast where we got to see rice noodles being made rice and water mix brushed over a tray then steamed and a slight delay in leaving because the hotel was not happy with Jane39s sta</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-706383.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 9 Longshan to Lianshan</title>
                    <description>Distance 35km of 60We headed into town for breakfast at an extremely popular Yum Cha restaurant. We had our own private room and feasted on dim sum and cheong fun rice noodles.It was raining quite heavily this morning so only Dimiter and Birgit dared the weather. The rest of us rode in the van and I even watched some TV shows on the iPad with Lyle. After 23km the riders rejoined us thoroughl</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-706378.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 8 Jiu Long to Yangshan </title>
                    <description>Today marked our longest ride  100km. However not everyone made itAfter another morning of no hot water and a simple breakfast of porridge noodles and eggs we all rode North through lovely countryside with rice fields oxen and small towns. There was a lengthy uphill portion where we rose 1000 feet and then had a fast downhill. The roads were so quiet with only occasional motorbikes that w</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-706377.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 7 Quinn Yuan to Jiu Long </title>
                    <description>Distance 45kmGetting sick when you39re on holiday is always unfortunate. But in our case it was our Tour Guide that got sick Poor Frank got terribly sick and spent the day in the van while we did our tourist duties.More Dim Sum for breakfast then an hour drive out of town and we began our ride. I didn39t go far before I flagged down our truck and asked them to fix my brakes. The ride to</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-706376.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 6 Zhaoqing to Qingyuan</title>
                    <description>Our favourite breakfast dish is turning out to be Chinese Donut a soft yet crispy fried thing that is totally unexciting apart from the fact that we dip it into chilli sauce. HOT chilli sauceWe started the day with a 12 hour drive out of town. Several of us took the opportunity to snooze during the drive. All this cycling and eating is making us tired Actually I suspect that people are just </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-706375.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 5 Zhaoqing walking riding hiking and big cooking pots</title>
                    <description>Today was a mixture of activities from walking to riding to hiking.Breakfast was Yum Cha style with noodles and steamed buns mostly quite sweet. The restaurant in our hotel overlooks a lake with occasional fishermen passing the window.We spent a few hours exploring the Seven Star Crags Scenic Area which is utterly huge. It has bridges over lakes a mountain topped with a Pagoda caves with boa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-704440.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 4 Guangzhou to Zhaoqing</title>
                    <description>Date Tuesday 3 April 2012Having to date only witnessed strange traffic practices today was our turn to be part of them.Breakfast at the Canton Hotel was notable mostly for some more interesting Chinglish signs such as Suspend in use Out of Order Potato and sweet corn in farmhouse and Oat steamed stuffed bun.Our group assembled in our biking gear and we headed out in our van for a 2hou</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/blog-704125.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 3 Guangzhou sights shits and shirts</title>
                    <description>Location GuangzhouDate Monday 2 April 2012No not that type of shits. More the scary ones as good as any theme park can offer and at half the price. More on that later...Today was my last day of independent touring so I checked out early and headed to the Guangzhou Opera House which is in an interesting part of town serviced by an Automated People Mover. For 2 30c I boarded the driverless</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Guangdong/blog-704123.html</link>
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                    <title>Day 2 Guangzhou back street shopping  circus</title>
                    <description>Location GuangzhouDateSunday 1 April 2012Today I had the choice of exploring more of the city or visiting the Chimelong Paradise theme park. It39s actually has a Water Park Amusement Park Circus and Safari. The circus got good reviews on TripAdvisor and everyone knows the Chinese are good at acrobatics. But it39s not everyday I get to explore a new city so I decided to skip the amuseme</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Guangdong/blog-703505.html</link>
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