The Devil Stairs.....

Days 1-3

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October 19th 2008
Fianlly arrived in Beijing after nearly 24 hours of planes and airports, Rox slept most of the way as expected and i struggled to get comfortable. After queuing for like an hour to get a cab from the airport we were dropped at some random little alley - known as a HuTong... Lukily for us Rox has the eyes of a hawk and managed to see the smallest sign, in pitch black pointing to our hostel locat ... 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