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September 8th 2006
Terracotta Warriors If you believed the propaganda, we'd be about to tell you about our visit to the '8th Wonder of the World'. However, we'd heard plenty in advance to warn us that they are basically just a big bunch of statues that all look pretty similar. With one conspiracy theory offered to us suggesting that they are in fact all fakes. Once again the pre visit doom merchants we ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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