conditions of going on the cable-car include "Don't release the latch and throw irresponsibly. People with heart conditions, hypertension, mental illness, infectious disease, strong drink, please do not take..."
The blog with a boring title, about Beijing. May 10th 2009 I’m a bit rushed today so hopefully I don’t miss any of the bits. I’d already written the first part, about Dongyue temple, so that should be OK. I’m leaving for Almaty tomorrow (Monday), so not sure how often I’ll have Internet access after this. I uploaded more photos but Travelblog is still buggy, and I don't have time to do it again ... there were a about two shots of Tiananmen s ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing 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
UPDATE (April 2013)
This site was the blog I kept for my long-term travels, mainly through Asia, in 2009-2010. I'm not maintaining it any more. I've done numerous trips since then but haven't kept them on this blog. I did run my own blog for a year but unfortunately lost that data.
END UPDATE
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Having always dreamed about travel, previously mainly done it as three-week or four-week sort... full info