Leaving Korea....sob

...and so it begins - Palyondong Post Office to the Great Wall of China

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May 3rd 2008
Palyondong post office started the proceedings in befitting style by shutting earlier than promised and thereby rendering us unbelievably, excruciatingly laden for the first part of the trip. We arrived sweating at the post office to see not-so-friendly-looking roller shutter doors and cursed the fact we would have to start 'backpacking' with backpacks plus three heavy boxes, meaning our total wei ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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