Organisation!

One day to go!

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June 10th 2006
Hmmm. Just found my rucksack after a long search and after sending my Dad up into his loft searching for it. Not off to a great start! Just spent a torrid 2 hours ironing although in the heat and dirt of Beijing I think this will have been wasted! Got my Mandarin phrasebook this morning so I'm good to go. China- bring it on! ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more