Beijing and the Great Wall

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August 2nd 2009

Published: August 19th 2009

After an overnight train to Beijing (sleeper had sold out, but soft seat ticket was fine), a bus ride and a sweaty walk in the sunshine along a main road, we found the lovely Red lantern hostel in the Xicheng district and refreshed ourselves! First stop on our list was the birds nest stadium, and it was great! We could go inside and walk around - a (very small) part of the track was uncovered so... Read Full Entry

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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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