The Shire

From the ancient Orient to the cutting-edge

June 17th 2006
China was only an afterthought on the road to Sydney, undertaken partly because I had more time than expected and partly because I didn't think the lads were capable of making up to Beijing on their own : - )! But I'd have hated to have missed out though on what we've seen over the past week. We could never come away from this trip and boast that we have "done China". Giving 2 weeks to such a fasc ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Yangshuo

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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Martin McGinty

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I've done it again. Taken off indefinitely for no other reason than it sounded like a lot of fun. The plan is to get from the Arctic to the Antartic through the Americas using as few flights and making as many friends as possible. Hoping to maybe pick up Spanish and surfing on the way but that's as ambitious as I'm gonna get. Hope you enjoy the tales. God Bless This House Ginty _____ Hopefully this website will give you an idea of why I quit work for 12 months. Beaches, jungles, glaciers and beer at 50p a bottle... cannae whack it with a big schtick! Enjoy! Marty... full info

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