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We're Tom and Gem, we left london on 1st April for 12months to see the world, experience other cultures and to complete our own personal quests
gemma´s being to find the cheapest bottle of wine
tom´s being to find and devour the biggest bloodiest steak
We´ll keep you up to date with our progress and any adventures we have on route
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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 
