wow, so took the big step off the plane into Beijing international airport and have mixed feelings straight away. i'm gonna have the most amazing time of my life but at the same time can't help thinking how much i'm gonna miss family and friends! So the first bit goes according to plan anyway, my bags make it safely through Heathrow's terminal 5 which has to be a sign of good luck to come! make my way to the taxi rank and am so surprised how quiet it is for the main airport of the worlds largest populated country....... drive roughly 45 minutes to the centre of Beijing and am astounded by how bad the driving is! (although it gets worse in weeks to come) Everything i ever learnt was wrong as drivers weaved in and
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