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The Forbidden City, Peking Duck, and Shopping Mania

July 13th 2007
Last Thursday, Pachi and I had the good fortune of being able to travel to Beijing in style to see just a few of the countless sights. Kathy, a young woman from the Phillipines visiting her friend--and James'--Raymond had arranged to visit the capital and set-up a car, driver, and interpreter to see the famous Forbidden City, to go out for the city's best-known dish, and to do some shopping. T ... 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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Shaun Hopkins

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WELCOME TO MY TRAVEL BLOG! I first experimented with this travel blog five years ago as a way to share travel experiences with a variety of people: family members and friends, students, fellow travelers as well as with some who prefer sticking close to home. I have done so while traveling in China, Mexico, and Ecuador, which is once again our travel destination for the summer of 2012. I will chronicle the highlights of the visit/trip as well as share photos and video here on the blog. If you're interested, there is a way to 'join' this blog so that you get an email reminder every tim... full info

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