Forbidden City building
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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more] Blog: China
Date: June 28th 2007
Ten days in the Hong of the Kong is enough to send you doolally. We took care of some administrative tasks on arrival i.e. I had to apply for a new passport - set us back a cool 150 notes - as the current one was all out of blank pages to accommodate those big-sticky-visas that every country we're visiting wants to give you. Recently, I'd been specifically requesting that immigration officials do ... read more
Date: June 28th 2007
Ten days in the Hong of the Kong is enough to send you doolally. We took care of some administrative tasks on arrival i.e. I had to apply for a new passport - set us back a cool 150 notes - as the current one was all out of blank pages to accommodate those big-sticky-visas that every country we're visiting wants to give you. Recently, I'd been specifically requesting that immigration officials do ... read more
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The Big Trip is exactly what it says on the tin. We'll be visiting roughly 50 countries over the next 18 months or so, travelling from Istanbul all the way east to Tokyo and back before sauntering from Cairo to Capetown, crossing the Atlantic and heading northwards from Patagonia to Miami. It ain't a trip for the faint-hearted but we're sure you'll enjoy the ride.......... full info
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