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August 25th 2006
After a mildly disappointing trip to the tourist infested Forbidden City, it was with a little trepidation that we boarded the bus for the three hour journey to the Great Wall of China. We'd heard quite a few reports from people who had to battle their way through hordes of tourists and almost as many locals selling everything from t-shirts to coca-cola (of course). The hour long detour to a ... 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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Carolyn and David

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Now finished our year long, round the world trip, during which Carolyn was able to carry her backpack and we both became experts at packing and unpacking in double quick time. We saw some amazing sights and met loads of interesting people. The best of both should appear in what we've written from Russia, Mongolia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. To answer a few of the questions we heard regularly from fellow travellers and those at home alike, we don't have a favourite country, no w... full info

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