One of the many buildings within the Forbidden City

October 21st 2015
Wednesday 21st October 2015 Leaving Shanghai was easy enough. We took the Metro to the train station, and hopped onto the super fast train, which is basically the Chinese version of the Shinkansen in Japan. We had booked our ticket in advance through www.chinatravelguide.com which we found was an easy to use, English speaking travel company who can assist foreigners in buying tick ... 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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Gemma & Chris

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Hello readers, we'll take this moment to introduce ourselves. We are Gemma, by day a fashion buyer and Chris a recruiter and live in London. We've always loved the idea of packing up and flying off to explore the world but never quite found the right time or opportunity to do so. Luckily for Gemma the lovely ASOS were kind enough to give her an 8 month sabbatical to travel to all those places she's always wanted to see. Chris didn't take much convincing either, jumping at the chance to chuck in the daily commute, banish the suits to the back of the wardrobe and live out of a backpack for th... full info

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