Crumbling away

Appreciating history: the Great Wall of China

October 24th 2009
“I really hope we don’t have to walk up that too,” my boyfriend said, pointing towards an extremely high, steep section of the Wall in front of us. I looked to where his hand was motioning and my body seemed very exhausted all of a sudden; I hoped not too. I was sure we were almost finished; we had been walking for about three hours by that time and the thought of scrambling up another shee ... 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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I moved around a lot when I was growing up, and my guess is that this is at least one of the reasons why I love to travel and always seem to be dreaming about it. I spent a life-changing year in Japan when I was at university and this only added to my wanderlust. I ended up back in Japan after graduating as I obviously wasn't quite finished with the country and from there, well I'll let you read what happened next. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined" -Henry David Thoreau ... full info

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