Way up to the Wall
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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: Day 37
Date: October 8th 2008
Day 37 - Tuesday 7th October - Not too much to add but we are moving on again soon so wanted to get up to date. Got up late around midday, getting a bit too used to these lie ins. A day of sorting things out again really. Finally managed to withdraw money from my bank after 3 phone calls to HSBC. HSBC is shit and anyone reading this associated with them... you owe me at least 30quid in phone b ... read more
Date: October 8th 2008
Day 37 - Tuesday 7th October - Not too much to add but we are moving on again soon so wanted to get up to date. Got up late around midday, getting a bit too used to these lie ins. A day of sorting things out again really. Finally managed to withdraw money from my bank after 3 phone calls to HSBC. HSBC is shit and anyone reading this associated with them... you owe me at least 30quid in phone b ... read more
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I'm Pete, i'm 23 years old, have been working in London for 4 years as a Financial Analyst and have at last got around to going travelling. I'm going to be driving from London to Singapore with Nancy who i work with and Adelle, a willing traveller we found online who lives in Blackpool. Once in Singapore i hope to fly out to Australia if i have any money left! I'll do my best to update my blog along the way so those who know me can check that i'm still alive!
Below is a map of our rough intended route and i'll create another one as we travel to show exactly where we end up. We leave Eng... full info
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