El Sitting Room

I've Arrived

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September 4th 2006
What a long, long way China is from other places, especially when you take the pretty route! I left Dublin at 5am, having been in Ireland for Jill’s wedding. I got to Birmingham Airport, met my cousin at a run with a trolley full of all the stuff I need for a year, checked in and stood in line to get through Security for 45 minutes. I got to Paris, a bit stressed and very hot after running to ge ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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