View of Hong Kong Harbour

Ni hau - would you like chicken feet with that?

September 4th 2006
Well, what can I say about China? Everything's a bit mental here, from the food, to the people (billions of them), to the traffic (deadly), to the weather. I'll start in Hong Kong where I met up with Pip (hooray, I have a travelling friend!) and we spent a couple of very hot and sweaty days exploring the place. Poor Pip's feet obviously don't travel too well as she turned up with the fattest ... 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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Carole Baker

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So, I have my redundancy (hooray) and am off on my travels again. This trip will last four months and I aim to take in a little bit of Malaysia (for the beach), New Zealand and Australia (for the beer, BBQs, extreme sports and handsome guys) and China (for the hell of it)! Having said that, on my trip around South America I managed to more or less ignore my planned itinerary, going in and out of Argentina three times, missing out huge parts of Chile and swinging through Columbia. Hopefully this travel-blog will keep you up to date with my adventures as and when/where they happen. ... full info

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