Proper Tourist, Finally! Photo 2

July 2nd 2011
This blog is one of those 'I told you so' moments. Ralph kept saying 'we've got loads of time to do touristy stuff' and then what happens? We end up cramming it all into my last week here. Of course. On Monday we went to get our Mongolian visas which involved queueing at the embassy for 3 hours. Fun times! But in the queue we met a Dutch couple and two Danish guys, and a bea ... 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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Sophie Atkinson

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When I started this thing I was a 20 year old Spanish and Italian student from the UK, spending 9 months in Paraguay with various adventures planned to the surrounding countries! I then went to Italy for a bit to try and remember how to speak Italian before my final year of uni. Now, I am a 24 year old "adult" (allegedly) who will be spending 4 months doing the whole 'trans-siberia' thing getting the train home from China. Yay!... full info

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