Therese scaling the wall!

First day!!!

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June 18th 2010
So we have arrived safe and sound (just about! - we were last on the plane from London, kinda held it up oops!) to the coolest and cheapest city ever! It is super warm, people are hilarious and were havin lots of fun already! Stay tuned for more updates and photos... ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Xuanwu District

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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. A... ... read more