Chinese New Year in Shanghai 4. This was the band that were playing for the dragons to dance

March 5th 2011
We had a full week off for spring festival to celebrate Chinese New Year, this was like my Christmas holidays coming late! We (Adam, Demond and myself) booked return flights to Shanghai and got them at a great price considering it was the holidays. Our flight was from Tianjin (a city 1 and 1/2hours away by train) at 4pm so we decided to set off early giving ourselves loads of time to get to the ai ... 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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Elaine Mc Garvey

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Well I left Ireland on the 2nd of July 2010, so I have been travelling now for quite a while. I backpacked through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos for 2 months and I had an absolute ball. Then I set up base in China for 6 months to teach English. After that I was off again, I backpacked down through China for a month and then crossed into Vietnam where I travelled around for a bit. Finally I flew to Australia on April 12th with a one years working holiday visa. This is where the plan ends.... what happens in Australia and afterwards is completely wide open so whatever happens next is just all part... full info

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