The practise courtyard at the martial arts school

June 3rd 2006
We left Wutai Shan as we had arrived... on a chain smoking Chinese mini bus, this time with the added entertainment factor for poor Ann who got to sit next to a mad monk who sneaked her moby number and then wanted to listen to her iPod... apparently Simon and Garfunkel were a bit hit!! The journey to Taiyuan, where we were to change for our final destination of Pingyao was one of contrasts. Initia ... 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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My story so far.... 2005: Left the UK and headed to New Zealand, spending a great year working in Wellington and travelling the country - vineyards, trekking , kayaking and more. 2006:When my working holiday visa expired I booked a ticket to Singapore and had an amazing 6 months in Asia - Orangutans in the Borneo rainforests, Tibetan plateaus and the ancient temples of Bagan and Angkor. 2006/07: Out of money but not quite ready to return to the UK I moved to Australia for 9 months or so, living in Sydney, travelling the East Coast and realising my career was n... full info

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