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September 19th 2007
To escape the hustle and bustle of city life, we thought we'd head for the local "Beihai Park". This is close to where we were staying. We discovered this is a popular place for the locals, and very few westerners to be seen. Lots of photo opportunities for the locals - have never posed for so many pictures!!!! Feeling like film stars, we enjoyed what this park had to offer. ... 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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"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE" Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that..... 2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!! No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months. We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump. OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die. Life is for l... full info

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