...after going on a wild goose chase to find this place 2 nights previously, with an outdated map given to us by the hostel and ending up on the wrong side of the city we finally made it here!! It had changed location...
Wonderful Beijing!! November 30th 2010 Another day off and I've some free time so it's back to writing another blog. Even though I moved to Tangshan three months ago now and have settled down (if you could call it that?!) and have a job etc my travelling has by no means stopped! On Mondays and Tuesdays my two consecutive days off or what I have become very accustomed to calling the weekend I have visited lots of surrounding cities.
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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
Well I left Ireland on the 2nd of July 2010, so I have been travelling now for quite a while. I backpacked through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for 2 months and I had an absolute ball. Then I set up base in China for 6 months to teach English. After that I was off again, I backpacked down through China for a month and then crossed into Vietnam where I travelled around for a bit. Finally I flew to Australia on April 12th with a one years working holiday visa. This is where the plan ends.... what happens in Australia and afterwards is completely wide open so whatever happens next is just all part... full info