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First seven days in China-Beijing

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April 18th 2015
Greetings from Beijing, China After a fairly uneventful journey with two seven hour flights and a four hour stopover in Dubai we were delighted to see a little man with a piece of paper with Chris’ name on , our transport to the hostel. If I was to do the top ten tips for travel this would be one of them. You have rarely had much sleep, just got through immigration and the rugby scrum that ... read more

Asia » China

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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