Mid-climb

July 16th 2010
After an epic train journey, in more ways than one (see previous blog entry!) to Huang Shan, and arriving three hours later than planned, at 7am ...in a slighlty delirious state from lack of sleep, we quickly got on a bus to Tankou, the town at the bottom of Huang Shan (Shan means mountain in Chinese). Everyone got off the bus in town, and the lady was asking us where we wanted to go to, but we co ... read more

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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

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JHG

JHG

I moved to Hong Kong in August 2007 with the intention of staying for 9 months...until I left eight and a half years later....I finally made a move from HK and spent 2016 in Sydney, Australia. 2017 has included Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Peru, Ireland and Sweden. My favourite adventure: I went travelling in Asia and Europe for six months, taking the Trans-Siberian railway back to England. We managed to get from Thailand to London with no airplanes! I'm a keen photographer and writer & I hope you enjoy my blogs. JHG... full info

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