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Extreme Winter to Summer

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January 27th 2009
OK, So I should have started this about a month ago but right now I have some free time and free internet so I'll try to catch everyone up on our trip so far. On Boxing Day Jamie and left YVR for Beijing, via LA and Hong Kong. Because of the shit weather in Vancouver our plane left 2 hours late for LAX and we missed our connecting flight to Hong Kong and subsequently had catch a flight the ... 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