Group Photo on the Great Wall

Holly: 'Is that rain or did you just spit on me?'

August 9th 2011
Today was our second day on the Great Wall, and we are thankful we made the decision to do our extra day on the wall at the weekend. Considering what a full day we felt we would have, we were still only leaving the hostel at 11am which seemed madness. We had lunch on route to the Wall at some obscure, extremely touristy place where the food, albeit Chinese, seemed incredibly Western. It was also s ... read more

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Claire Florence Hunt

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I have just finished a years MSc in Security Sector Management and am off on a months trip to China before beginning a new job. Before that I have undertaken a BA Hons in Law and Criminology and have spent a year travelling and volunteering in between studies. I have been blessed to have visited some amazing places and my personal highlights include volunteering in an orphanage in South Africa, motorbiking through the Central Highlands of Vietnam, hiking Cradle Mountain in Tasmania and watching the sunrise on a deserted island on my 22nd birthday.... full info

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