CATCH UP FROM BEIJING!!! - By Lilly February 13th 2009 Hello world! We are IN BEIJING!!!! :O
but first let us update you on what we got up to in the days before we left.
I do believe that Alice left you after the beach BBQ that took place last thursday night. Friday we went to an island off Hong Kong called Lantau - it's where the airport is and is also famous for having the world's biggest buddha or the buddha with the world's biggest head made ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing » Forbidden City 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
we are 4 young whippersnappers off on our gap year travels from hong kong to england by train via as many places as we can afford =)
Below is our planned route:
And here for anyone who's interested, is the approximate itinerary for what is happening.
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11th Feb: leave HK on the train for Beijing
12th Feb: arrive Beijing
13th - 14th Feb: in Beijing
15th - 18th Feb: in Mongolia
19th Feb: on board the train
20th - 22nd Feb: at Lake Baikal
23rd Feb: on board the train
24th - 27th Feb: in Ekaterinburg
28th Feb - 2nd March: in Moscow
3rd - 5th March: in S... full info