Ming Tombs and the Great Wall
March 23rd 2013 My arrival in Beijing was the end of my 12th trip around the world; and onward travel would be the beginning of my 13th RTW as it all started here in 1949; not in Beijing itself, but in Xiahe, China (home the the Labrang Monastry), which Will and I will visit in a couple days.
As mentioned in my previous blog, this trip kind of evolved; and it wasn't without moments of anxiety. I had surger
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