Arriving in Xi'an

The Bell Tower, centrepiece of the ancient capital

December 22nd 2008
We arrived at the station feeling a little worse for wear after a rough, loud night on the train from Beijing. My nostrils still burning from the foul encounter I'd had in the uncleaned squat toilet onboard, we stepped out onto the streets of Xi'an and into the real China that both Andrew and I had anticipated since landing. It was marvellous. In the last 28 hours we'd gotten up stupidly early ... read more

Asia » China » Xining

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. A... ... read more

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Off on an old-school, round the world adventure with one of my best mates and this is where you can follow what I'm doing and where I'm doing it! I want to keep this updated as often as possible and try to have an entry at least twice a week if not more, depending on how things go, but my procrastinating track record dictates that I probably won't! Bear with me as well because I've never done this blogging thing before so forgive any naive revelations or rubbish entries....rough with the smooth I guess!! Here we go...! Dont forget gang, you can follow Andrew as well at www.travel... full info

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